Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – General) (Agriculture) Determination 2020

For paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991, as applied and modified by Part 5 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014, the class of amounts described in subsection (2) is determined to be an exempt lump sum.

The class consists of amounts that are paid by a government entity or registered charity and are principally for the recipient to procure, for the benefit of the recipient, a partner of the recipient or a dependant of the recipient:

goods or services for environmental purposes, including the management of water, land or other natural resources; or goods or services for the purposes of sustainable farming, including goods or services that encourage the economic viability of farming, or reduce or eliminate risks to the natural environment that farming causes; or farm infrastructure, plant or equipment, or related goods or services; or education or training in relation to the carrying on of a farm enterprise, that is likely to enhance the income-earning capacity of the recipient, a partner of the recipient or a dependant of the recipient; or professional or paraprofessional advice, such as legal, financial, scientific, agricultural or agribusiness advice, in relation to a farm

Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum – General) (Agriculture) Determination 2020 1 enterprise; or goods or services for the purposes of preparing for, or responding to, drought; or goods or services for the purposes of preparing for, or responding to, emergencies or natural disasters; or health or health-related goods or services.