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Rural Adjustment Act 1992
22AEPayments by the Commonwealth under an agreement with a State
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#### 22AE Payments by the Commonwealth under an agreement with a State
(1) The payments (including advances) by the Commonwealth to a State provided for in an agreement under this Division between the Commonwealth and that State relating to the Farm Business Improvement Program may be made to that State, by way of financial assistance, on the terms and conditions contained in the agreement and this Division.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the financial assistance is to be provided on the basis that the Commonwealth contributes 50%, and the State 50%, of the assistance provided to farmers or other persons under the schemes of support relating to the Farm Business Improvement Program that are, from time to time, in force under the agreement between the Commonwealth and the State.
(3) The Commonwealth and the State may jointly determine that subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a particular matter arising under the agreement.
(4) Payments by the Commonwealth under agreements made under this Division are to be made out of money appropriated by the Parliament for the purpose.