sch.48-sec.9Eligibility criteria

### sch.48-sec.9 Eligibility criteria An applicant is eligible to receive assistance under the scheme if the authority is satisfied— the applicant is an owner of an eligible entity; and the applicant is applying for assistance for an eligible project; and the applicant has not previously applied for assistance under the scheme in relation to— the eligible project; or another eligible project; and the applicant has not been approved to receive other government funding for the eligible project; and the applicant has the ability to pay any costs of the eligible project that is more than the assistance being applied for; and the eligible project represents value for money; and the eligible project is consistent with Queensland's disability plan and the Towards Tourism 2032 collective framework; and the eligible project will— be ready to commence within 3 months after the day the grant of assistance is given to the applicant; and be completed before 30 June 2024. For subsection (1) (h) (i) , an eligible project is taken to be ready to commence if all the steps required to be taken by the applicant to commence the eligible project have been taken. In this section— government funding means financial assistance provided by the Commonwealth government, the government of a State or a local government. Queensland’s disability plan means the plan titled ‘Queensland’s Disability Plan 2022-27: Together, a better Queensland’ published by the Queensland Government. The Queensland’s Disability Plan 2022-27: Together, a better Queensland is available on the Queensland government’s website. Towards Tourism 2032 means the collective framework titled ‘Towards Tourism 2032: Transforming Queensland’s visitor economy future’ published by the Queensland Government. Towards Tourism 2032: Transforming Queensland’s visitor economy future is available on the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport’s website. sch 48 s 9 ins 2023 SL No. 35 s 6 (sch.48-sec.9-ssec.1) An applicant is eligible to receive assistance under the scheme if the authority is satisfied— the applicant is an owner of an eligible entity; and the applicant is applying for assistance for an eligible project; and the applicant has not previously applied for assistance under the scheme in relation to— the eligible project; or another eligible project; and the applicant has not been approved to receive other government funding for the eligible project; and the applicant has the ability to pay any costs of the eligible project that is more than the assistance being applied for; and the eligible project represents value for money; and the eligible project is consistent with Queensland's disability plan and the Towards Tourism 2032 collective framework; and the eligible project will— be ready to commence within 3 months after the day the grant of assistance is given to the applicant; and be completed before 30 June 2024. (sch.48-sec.9-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (h) (i) , an eligible project is taken to be ready to commence if all the steps required to be taken by the applicant to commence the eligible project have been taken. (sch.48-sec.9-ssec.3) In this section— government funding means financial assistance provided by the Commonwealth government, the government of a State or a local government. Queensland’s disability plan means the plan titled ‘Queensland’s Disability Plan 2022-27: Together, a better Queensland’ published by the Queensland Government. The Queensland’s Disability Plan 2022-27: Together, a better Queensland is available on the Queensland government’s website. Towards Tourism 2032 means the collective framework titled ‘Towards Tourism 2032: Transforming Queensland’s visitor economy future’ published by the Queensland Government. Towards Tourism 2032: Transforming Queensland’s visitor economy future is available on the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport’s website. - (a) the applicant is an owner of an eligible entity; and - (b) the applicant is applying for assistance for an eligible project; and - (c) the applicant has not previously applied for assistance under the scheme in relation to— (i) the eligible project; or (ii) another eligible project; and - (i) the eligible project; or - (ii) another eligible project; and - (d) the applicant has not been approved to receive other government funding for the eligible project; and - (e) the applicant has the ability to pay any costs of the eligible project that is more than the assistance being applied for; and - (f) the eligible project represents value for money; and - (g) the eligible project is consistent with Queensland's disability plan and the Towards Tourism 2032 collective framework; and - (h) the eligible project will— (i) be ready to commence within 3 months after the day the grant of assistance is given to the applicant; and (ii) be completed before 30 June 2024. - (i) be ready to commence within 3 months after the day the grant of assistance is given to the applicant; and - (ii) be completed before 30 June 2024. - (i) the eligible project; or - (ii) another eligible project; and - (i) be ready to commence within 3 months after the day the grant of assistance is given to the applicant; and - (ii) be completed before 30 June 2024.