sch.51-sec.8Eligibility criteria

### sch.51-sec.8 Eligibility criteria For an applicant to be eligible to receive assistance under a round of the scheme, the applicant must— be an eligible entity; and be applying for assistance for an eligible project; and if there is a previously approved eligible project for the eligible entity—have completed the previously approved eligible project; and not have previously received assistance under the round of the scheme for a project; and not have received other government funding for the eligible project; and demonstrate to the authority’s satisfaction that— the applicant has the ability to pay the remaining cost of the eligible project; and under the eligible project, the applicant will own, or have a licence to use, the product or service the subject of the project in a way that will allow the applicant to share details about the operation and outcomes of the project with the authority, the department and other entities; and the eligible project represents reasonable value for money. 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. previously approved eligible project , for an eligible entity, means— a project for which the eligible entity received a grant of financial assistance under the program called ‘Agribusiness digital solutions grant program’ administered by the department; or an eligible project for which the eligible entity received a grant of financial assistance under a previous round of the scheme. remaining cost , of an eligible project, means the difference between— the total cost of the eligible project (inclusive of GST and of any costs mentioned in section 6 (2) ); and the amount worked out under section 6 (3) (a) for the eligible project. sch 51 s 8 ins 2023 SL No. 86 s 3 (sch.51-sec.8-ssec.1) For an applicant to be eligible to receive assistance under a round of the scheme, the applicant must— be an eligible entity; and be applying for assistance for an eligible project; and if there is a previously approved eligible project for the eligible entity—have completed the previously approved eligible project; and not have previously received assistance under the round of the scheme for a project; and not have received other government funding for the eligible project; and demonstrate to the authority’s satisfaction that— the applicant has the ability to pay the remaining cost of the eligible project; and under the eligible project, the applicant will own, or have a licence to use, the product or service the subject of the project in a way that will allow the applicant to share details about the operation and outcomes of the project with the authority, the department and other entities; and the eligible project represents reasonable value for money. (sch.51-sec.8-ssec.2) 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. previously approved eligible project , for an eligible entity, means— a project for which the eligible entity received a grant of financial assistance under the program called ‘Agribusiness digital solutions grant program’ administered by the department; or an eligible project for which the eligible entity received a grant of financial assistance under a previous round of the scheme. remaining cost , of an eligible project, means the difference between— the total cost of the eligible project (inclusive of GST and of any costs mentioned in section 6 (2) ); and the amount worked out under section 6 (3) (a) for the eligible project. - (a) be an eligible entity; and - (b) be applying for assistance for an eligible project; and - (c) if there is a previously approved eligible project for the eligible entity—have completed the previously approved eligible project; and - (d) not have previously received assistance under the round of the scheme for a project; and - (e) not have received other government funding for the eligible project; and - (f) demonstrate to the authority’s satisfaction that— (i) the applicant has the ability to pay the remaining cost of the eligible project; and (ii) under the eligible project, the applicant will own, or have a licence to use, the product or service the subject of the project in a way that will allow the applicant to share details about the operation and outcomes of the project with the authority, the department and other entities; and (iii) the eligible project represents reasonable value for money. - (i) the applicant has the ability to pay the remaining cost of the eligible project; and - (ii) under the eligible project, the applicant will own, or have a licence to use, the product or service the subject of the project in a way that will allow the applicant to share details about the operation and outcomes of the project with the authority, the department and other entities; and - (iii) the eligible project represents reasonable value for money. - (i) the applicant has the ability to pay the remaining cost of the eligible project; and - (ii) under the eligible project, the applicant will own, or have a licence to use, the product or service the subject of the project in a way that will allow the applicant to share details about the operation and outcomes of the project with the authority, the department and other entities; and - (iii) the eligible project represents reasonable value for money. - (a) a project for which the eligible entity received a grant of financial assistance under the program called ‘Agribusiness digital solutions grant program’ administered by the department; or - (b) an eligible project for which the eligible entity received a grant of financial assistance under a previous round of the scheme. - (a) the total cost of the eligible project (inclusive of GST and of any costs mentioned in section 6 (2) ); and - (b) the amount worked out under section 6 (3) (a) for the eligible project.