sch.32-sec.9Eligibility criteria

### sch.32-sec.9 Eligibility criteria For an applicant to be eligible to receive assistance under the scheme the applicant must— be applying for assistance for an eligible activity; and be able to state the relevant rural area in which the activity will be undertaken; and not have previously received assistance under the scheme for a substantially similar activity; and not have received other government funding for the activity; and demonstrate the following to the authority’s satisfaction— the applicant has the ability to provide a cash contribution to the activity that is equal to, or more than, the amount of assistance the applicant is applying for; the applicant has adequate experience or other qualifications to give the applicant a reasonable prospect of success in carrying out the activity; the activity has sound prospects for commercial viability in the long term; the activity will provide a significant economic benefit to the relevant rural area the subject of the application. However, if an application for assistance under the scheme is made jointly by 2 or more applicants, only 1 applicant must demonstrate the matters mentioned in subsection (1) (e) (i) and (ii) . In this section— government funding means financial assistance, other than a loan, provided by the Commonwealth government, the government of a State or a local government. sch 32 s 9 ins 2018 SL No. 130 s 4 (sch.32-sec.9-ssec.1) For an applicant to be eligible to receive assistance under the scheme the applicant must— be applying for assistance for an eligible activity; and be able to state the relevant rural area in which the activity will be undertaken; and not have previously received assistance under the scheme for a substantially similar activity; and not have received other government funding for the activity; and demonstrate the following to the authority’s satisfaction— the applicant has the ability to provide a cash contribution to the activity that is equal to, or more than, the amount of assistance the applicant is applying for; the applicant has adequate experience or other qualifications to give the applicant a reasonable prospect of success in carrying out the activity; the activity has sound prospects for commercial viability in the long term; the activity will provide a significant economic benefit to the relevant rural area the subject of the application. (sch.32-sec.9-ssec.2) However, if an application for assistance under the scheme is made jointly by 2 or more applicants, only 1 applicant must demonstrate the matters mentioned in subsection (1) (e) (i) and (ii) . (sch.32-sec.9-ssec.3) In this section— government funding means financial assistance, other than a loan, provided by the Commonwealth government, the government of a State or a local government. - (a) be applying for assistance for an eligible activity; and - (b) be able to state the relevant rural area in which the activity will be undertaken; and - (c) not have previously received assistance under the scheme for a substantially similar activity; and - (d) not have received other government funding for the activity; and - (e) demonstrate the following to the authority’s satisfaction— (i) the applicant has the ability to provide a cash contribution to the activity that is equal to, or more than, the amount of assistance the applicant is applying for; (ii) the applicant has adequate experience or other qualifications to give the applicant a reasonable prospect of success in carrying out the activity; (iii) the activity has sound prospects for commercial viability in the long term; (iv) the activity will provide a significant economic benefit to the relevant rural area the subject of the application. - (i) the applicant has the ability to provide a cash contribution to the activity that is equal to, or more than, the amount of assistance the applicant is applying for; - (ii) the applicant has adequate experience or other qualifications to give the applicant a reasonable prospect of success in carrying out the activity; - (iii) the activity has sound prospects for commercial viability in the long term; - (iv) the activity will provide a significant economic benefit to the relevant rural area the subject of the application. - (i) the applicant has the ability to provide a cash contribution to the activity that is equal to, or more than, the amount of assistance the applicant is applying for; - (ii) the applicant has adequate experience or other qualifications to give the applicant a reasonable prospect of success in carrying out the activity; - (iii) the activity has sound prospects for commercial viability in the long term; - (iv) the activity will provide a significant economic benefit to the relevant rural area the subject of the application.