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Rural and Regional Adjustment Regulation 2011
sch.56-sec.5Meaning of essential good
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### sch.56-sec.5 Meaning of essential good
An essential good is food, drink or a household item used for domestic purposes, other than—
an alcoholic beverage; or
bathroom equipment; or
confectionery; or
clothing; or
an electrical appliance; or
a kitchen utensil; or
manchester; or
a soft drink containing sugar; or
whitegoods.
a household cleaning product, toothpaste, toilet paper
To remove any doubt, it is declared that none of the following is an essential good —
fuel;
furniture or a furnishing;
hardware;
any of the following under the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 —
a tobacco product;
a smokeless tobacco product;
vaping goods;
a lottery ticket under the Lotteries Act 1997 .
sch 56 s 5 ins 2023 SL No. 183 s 3
amd 2024 SL No. 220 s 5
(sch.56-sec.5-ssec.1) An essential good is food, drink or a household item used for domestic purposes, other than— an alcoholic beverage; or bathroom equipment; or confectionery; or clothing; or an electrical appliance; or a kitchen utensil; or manchester; or a soft drink containing sugar; or whitegoods. a household cleaning product, toothpaste, toilet paper
(sch.56-sec.5-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that none of the following is an essential good — fuel; furniture or a furnishing; hardware; any of the following under the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 — a tobacco product; a smokeless tobacco product; vaping goods; a lottery ticket under the Lotteries Act 1997 .
- (a) an alcoholic beverage; or
- (b) bathroom equipment; or
- (c) confectionery; or
- (d) clothing; or
- (e) an electrical appliance; or
- (f) a kitchen utensil; or
- (g) manchester; or
- (h) a soft drink containing sugar; or
- (i) whitegoods. Examples of a household item used for domestic purposes— a household cleaning product, toothpaste, toilet paper
- (a) fuel;
- (b) furniture or a furnishing;
- (c) hardware;
- (d) any of the following under the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 — (i) a tobacco product; (ii) a smokeless tobacco product; (iii) vaping goods;
- (i) a tobacco product;
- (ii) a smokeless tobacco product;
- (iii) vaping goods;
- (e) a lottery ticket under the Lotteries Act 1997 .
- (i) a tobacco product;
- (ii) a smokeless tobacco product;
- (iii) vaping goods;