sec.8Authority’s functions

### sec.8 Authority’s functions The authority’s primary function is to put approved assistance schemes into effect by— ensuring the schemes are properly and fairly administered; and directly giving the assistance the schemes provide for. The other functions of the authority are— to arrange for education, training and advice to applicants under approved assistance schemes; and to negotiate for assistance funding with all levels of government; and to carry out research into, develop policies on and give advice to the Minister about— issues affecting persons likely to receive assistance under this Act; and the financial performance and sustainability of the rural and regional sector in Queensland, in particular, primary producers, small business and other components of the State’s economy; and areas of need, and assistance, for farmers in financial distress and farming businesses that are unlikely to be financially viable in the long-term, including, for example, ways to restructure a farm debt or to ensure a farmer who stops carrying on a farming business remains in the best possible financial position; and to review, and give advice to the Minister on— proposed assistance schemes; and the implementation of approved assistance schemes; and economic and other conditions in the rural and regional sectors; and to consult, and liaise with— commercial lenders and financial advisers; and public sector units with the function of helping the rural, regional and small business sectors of the economy, and equivalent entities of other States or the Commonwealth; and organisations representing the interests of persons likely to receive assistance under this Act; and to partner with commercial lenders and financial advisors to— perform another function under this subsection; and further the object of this Act under section 3 ; and to administer authorised interstate schemes or parts of the schemes; and to perform functions incidental to a function under another paragraph of this subsection; and to perform other functions given to the authority under this Act or another Act; and other functions prescribed by regulation. s 8 amd 1996 No. 37 s 147 sch 2 ; 2004 No. 28 s 10 ; 2008 No. 22 s 6 ; 2013 No. 41 s 74 ; 2017 No. 7 s 127 (sec.8-ssec.1) The authority’s primary function is to put approved assistance schemes into effect by— ensuring the schemes are properly and fairly administered; and directly giving the assistance the schemes provide for. (sec.8-ssec.2) The other functions of the authority are— to arrange for education, training and advice to applicants under approved assistance schemes; and to negotiate for assistance funding with all levels of government; and to carry out research into, develop policies on and give advice to the Minister about— issues affecting persons likely to receive assistance under this Act; and the financial performance and sustainability of the rural and regional sector in Queensland, in particular, primary producers, small business and other components of the State’s economy; and areas of need, and assistance, for farmers in financial distress and farming businesses that are unlikely to be financially viable in the long-term, including, for example, ways to restructure a farm debt or to ensure a farmer who stops carrying on a farming business remains in the best possible financial position; and to review, and give advice to the Minister on— proposed assistance schemes; and the implementation of approved assistance schemes; and economic and other conditions in the rural and regional sectors; and to consult, and liaise with— commercial lenders and financial advisers; and public sector units with the function of helping the rural, regional and small business sectors of the economy, and equivalent entities of other States or the Commonwealth; and organisations representing the interests of persons likely to receive assistance under this Act; and to partner with commercial lenders and financial advisors to— perform another function under this subsection; and further the object of this Act under section 3 ; and to administer authorised interstate schemes or parts of the schemes; and to perform functions incidental to a function under another paragraph of this subsection; and to perform other functions given to the authority under this Act or another Act; and other functions prescribed by regulation. - (a) ensuring the schemes are properly and fairly administered; and - (b) directly giving the assistance the schemes provide for. - (a) to arrange for education, training and advice to applicants under approved assistance schemes; and - (b) to negotiate for assistance funding with all levels of government; and - (c) to carry out research into, develop policies on and give advice to the Minister about— (i) issues affecting persons likely to receive assistance under this Act; and (ii) the financial performance and sustainability of the rural and regional sector in Queensland, in particular, primary producers, small business and other components of the State’s economy; and (iii) areas of need, and assistance, for farmers in financial distress and farming businesses that are unlikely to be financially viable in the long-term, including, for example, ways to restructure a farm debt or to ensure a farmer who stops carrying on a farming business remains in the best possible financial position; and - (i) issues affecting persons likely to receive assistance under this Act; and - (ii) the financial performance and sustainability of the rural and regional sector in Queensland, in particular, primary producers, small business and other components of the State’s economy; and - (iii) areas of need, and assistance, for farmers in financial distress and farming businesses that are unlikely to be financially viable in the long-term, including, for example, ways to restructure a farm debt or to ensure a farmer who stops carrying on a farming business remains in the best possible financial position; and - (d) to review, and give advice to the Minister on— (i) proposed assistance schemes; and (ii) the implementation of approved assistance schemes; and (iii) economic and other conditions in the rural and regional sectors; and - (i) proposed assistance schemes; and - (ii) the implementation of approved assistance schemes; and - (iii) economic and other conditions in the rural and regional sectors; and - (e) to consult, and liaise with— (i) commercial lenders and financial advisers; and (ii) public sector units with the function of helping the rural, regional and small business sectors of the economy, and equivalent entities of other States or the Commonwealth; and (iii) organisations representing the interests of persons likely to receive assistance under this Act; and - (i) commercial lenders and financial advisers; and - (ii) public sector units with the function of helping the rural, regional and small business sectors of the economy, and equivalent entities of other States or the Commonwealth; and - (iii) organisations representing the interests of persons likely to receive assistance under this Act; and - (f) to partner with commercial lenders and financial advisors to— (i) perform another function under this subsection; and (ii) further the object of this Act under section 3 ; and - (i) perform another function under this subsection; and - (ii) further the object of this Act under section 3 ; and - (g) to administer authorised interstate schemes or parts of the schemes; and - (h) to perform functions incidental to a function under another paragraph of this subsection; and - (i) to perform other functions given to the authority under this Act or another Act; and - (j) other functions prescribed by regulation. - (i) issues affecting persons likely to receive assistance under this Act; and - (ii) the financial performance and sustainability of the rural and regional sector in Queensland, in particular, primary producers, small business and other components of the State’s economy; and - (iii) areas of need, and assistance, for farmers in financial distress and farming businesses that are unlikely to be financially viable in the long-term, including, for example, ways to restructure a farm debt or to ensure a farmer who stops carrying on a farming business remains in the best possible financial position; and - (i) proposed assistance schemes; and - (ii) the implementation of approved assistance schemes; and - (iii) economic and other conditions in the rural and regional sectors; and - (i) commercial lenders and financial advisers; and - (ii) public sector units with the function of helping the rural, regional and small business sectors of the economy, and equivalent entities of other States or the Commonwealth; and - (iii) organisations representing the interests of persons likely to receive assistance under this Act; and - (i) perform another function under this subsection; and - (ii) further the object of this Act under section 3 ; and