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sch.47-sec.7Meaning of eligible recovery activity
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### sch.47-sec.7 Meaning of eligible recovery activity
An eligible recovery activity includes any of the following activities undertaken by or for a primary production enterprise carried out on relevant land because of an eligible disaster—
removing and disposing of—
flood related debris; or
damaged goods or materials; or
dead livestock; or
dangerous trees;
replacing dead livestock;
reinstating access to water for use in the enterprise;
engaging an appropriately qualified person to conduct a safety inspection of damage to fields, buildings or equipment;
employing a person to clean property, premises or equipment, if the cost of employing the person—
would not ordinarily have been incurred if the eligible disaster had not happened; or
if a person would ordinarily be employed to clean the property, premises or equipment if the eligible disaster had not happened—exceeds the cost of ordinarily employing the person to clean the property, premises or equipment;
repairing or reinstating flood damaged buildings, water tanks, feed trays or fencing if the damage is not covered by insurance;
repairing a building, or repairing or replacing fittings in a building, if the repair or replacement is essential for reinstating the enterprise;
repairing or restoring fields;
repairing or reconditioning plant or equipment essential for reinstating the enterprise;
repairing the primary access to, and exit from, the land;
salvaging crops, grain or feed damaged as a result of the eligible disaster;
purchasing feed to replace stock lost as a result of the eligible disaster;
purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment or materials to clean fields, a building or equipment;
purchasing, hiring or leasing plant, equipment or materials for reinstating the enterprise.
In this section—
building does not include the rural landholder’s principal place of residence.
employing includes engaging under a contract for services.
livestock includes poultry.
reinstating , a primary production enterprise carried out on relevant land, means carrying out activities necessary to help the rural landholder carrying out the primary production enterprise to continue or resume production or trading to a level that is similar to the level that existed before the eligible disaster.
sch 47 s 7 ins 2022 SL No. 138 s 8
(sch.47-sec.7-ssec.1) An eligible recovery activity includes any of the following activities undertaken by or for a primary production enterprise carried out on relevant land because of an eligible disaster— removing and disposing of— flood related debris; or damaged goods or materials; or dead livestock; or dangerous trees; replacing dead livestock; reinstating access to water for use in the enterprise; engaging an appropriately qualified person to conduct a safety inspection of damage to fields, buildings or equipment; employing a person to clean property, premises or equipment, if the cost of employing the person— would not ordinarily have been incurred if the eligible disaster had not happened; or if a person would ordinarily be employed to clean the property, premises or equipment if the eligible disaster had not happened—exceeds the cost of ordinarily employing the person to clean the property, premises or equipment; repairing or reinstating flood damaged buildings, water tanks, feed trays or fencing if the damage is not covered by insurance; repairing a building, or repairing or replacing fittings in a building, if the repair or replacement is essential for reinstating the enterprise; repairing or restoring fields; repairing or reconditioning plant or equipment essential for reinstating the enterprise; repairing the primary access to, and exit from, the land; salvaging crops, grain or feed damaged as a result of the eligible disaster; purchasing feed to replace stock lost as a result of the eligible disaster; purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment or materials to clean fields, a building or equipment; purchasing, hiring or leasing plant, equipment or materials for reinstating the enterprise.
(sch.47-sec.7-ssec.2) In this section— building does not include the rural landholder’s principal place of residence. employing includes engaging under a contract for services. livestock includes poultry. reinstating , a primary production enterprise carried out on relevant land, means carrying out activities necessary to help the rural landholder carrying out the primary production enterprise to continue or resume production or trading to a level that is similar to the level that existed before the eligible disaster.
- (a) removing and disposing of— (i) flood related debris; or (ii) damaged goods or materials; or (iii) dead livestock; or (iv) dangerous trees;
- (i) flood related debris; or
- (ii) damaged goods or materials; or
- (iii) dead livestock; or
- (iv) dangerous trees;
- (b) replacing dead livestock;
- (c) reinstating access to water for use in the enterprise;
- (d) engaging an appropriately qualified person to conduct a safety inspection of damage to fields, buildings or equipment;
- (e) employing a person to clean property, premises or equipment, if the cost of employing the person— (i) would not ordinarily have been incurred if the eligible disaster had not happened; or (ii) if a person would ordinarily be employed to clean the property, premises or equipment if the eligible disaster had not happened—exceeds the cost of ordinarily employing the person to clean the property, premises or equipment;
- (i) would not ordinarily have been incurred if the eligible disaster had not happened; or
- (ii) if a person would ordinarily be employed to clean the property, premises or equipment if the eligible disaster had not happened—exceeds the cost of ordinarily employing the person to clean the property, premises or equipment;
- (f) repairing or reinstating flood damaged buildings, water tanks, feed trays or fencing if the damage is not covered by insurance;
- (g) repairing a building, or repairing or replacing fittings in a building, if the repair or replacement is essential for reinstating the enterprise;
- (h) repairing or restoring fields;
- (i) repairing or reconditioning plant or equipment essential for reinstating the enterprise;
- (j) repairing the primary access to, and exit from, the land;
- (k) salvaging crops, grain or feed damaged as a result of the eligible disaster;
- (l) purchasing feed to replace stock lost as a result of the eligible disaster;
- (m) purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment or materials to clean fields, a building or equipment;
- (n) purchasing, hiring or leasing plant, equipment or materials for reinstating the enterprise.
- (i) flood related debris; or
- (ii) damaged goods or materials; or
- (iii) dead livestock; or
- (iv) dangerous trees;
- (i) would not ordinarily have been incurred if the eligible disaster had not happened; or
- (ii) if a person would ordinarily be employed to clean the property, premises or equipment if the eligible disaster had not happened—exceeds the cost of ordinarily employing the person to clean the property, premises or equipment;