sch.40-sec.4Meaning of eligible project

### sch.40-sec.4 Meaning of eligible project An eligible project is a project the authority is satisfied— will involve— installing or constructing new permanent capital infrastructure; or upgrading existing permanent capital infrastructure; and will involve purchasing goods, or engaging a person to provide services, for the installation or construction, or upgrade, of the infrastructure; and will improve the ability of a primary production enterprise to prepare for, continue to operate in, or recover from, drought conditions; and will not commence before the authority approves assistance under the scheme for the project. installing new water tanks or water troughs installing a new irrigation system constructing a new dam constructing a new feed store drilling a new bore replacing the pipes in an existing irrigation system with larger pipes desilting an existing dam adding an extra silo ring to an existing feed store replacing the pump in an existing bore with a pump that has a greater capacity For subsection (1) (d) , a project mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (i) or (ii) does not commence only because a deposit is paid in relation to— the purchase of goods for the project; or the engagement of a person to provide services for the project. sch 40 s 4 ins 2022 SL No. 15 s 7 amd 2022 SL No. 138 s 7 ; 2025 SL No. 169 s 16 (sch.40-sec.4-ssec.1) An eligible project is a project the authority is satisfied— will involve— installing or constructing new permanent capital infrastructure; or upgrading existing permanent capital infrastructure; and will involve purchasing goods, or engaging a person to provide services, for the installation or construction, or upgrade, of the infrastructure; and will improve the ability of a primary production enterprise to prepare for, continue to operate in, or recover from, drought conditions; and will not commence before the authority approves assistance under the scheme for the project. installing new water tanks or water troughs installing a new irrigation system constructing a new dam constructing a new feed store drilling a new bore replacing the pipes in an existing irrigation system with larger pipes desilting an existing dam adding an extra silo ring to an existing feed store replacing the pump in an existing bore with a pump that has a greater capacity (sch.40-sec.4-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (d) , a project mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (i) or (ii) does not commence only because a deposit is paid in relation to— the purchase of goods for the project; or the engagement of a person to provide services for the project. sch 40 s 4 ins 2022 SL No. 15 s 7 amd 2022 SL No. 138 s 7 ; 2025 SL No. 169 s 16 - (a) will involve— (i) installing or constructing new permanent capital infrastructure; or (ii) upgrading existing permanent capital infrastructure; and - (i) installing or constructing new permanent capital infrastructure; or - (ii) upgrading existing permanent capital infrastructure; and - (b) will involve purchasing goods, or engaging a person to provide services, for the installation or construction, or upgrade, of the infrastructure; and - (c) will improve the ability of a primary production enterprise to prepare for, continue to operate in, or recover from, drought conditions; and - (d) will not commence before the authority approves assistance under the scheme for the project. - (i) installing or constructing new permanent capital infrastructure; or - (ii) upgrading existing permanent capital infrastructure; and - • installing new water tanks or water troughs - • installing a new irrigation system - • constructing a new dam - • constructing a new feed store - • drilling a new bore - • replacing the pipes in an existing irrigation system with larger pipes - • desilting an existing dam - • adding an extra silo ring to an existing feed store - • replacing the pump in an existing bore with a pump that has a greater capacity - (a) the purchase of goods for the project; or - (b) the engagement of a person to provide services for the project.