10Grace period for farmers’ partners

10 Grace period for farmers’ partners

(1) This section applies if: (a) a person was qualified for farm household allowance under section 9 as a partner of a farmer; and (b) the person would (apart from this section) have ceased to be qualified for farm household allowance on a day (the grace period start day) only because: (i) the person ceased to be a member of a couple on that day; or (ii) the person’s partner was in gaol or undergoing psychiatric confinement on that day, and could not contribute a significant part of his or her labour or capital to a farm enterprise as a result of the imprisonment or confinement. (2) The person remains qualified under section 9 for farm household allowance for the period: (a) starting on the grace period start day; and (b) ending on the earlier of the following days: (i) the day the person otherwise ceases to be qualified for farm household allowance under that section; (ii) the day that is 14 weeks after the grace period start day.