Rural and Regional Adjustment Act 1994

The object of this Act is to establish the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority primarily to administer assistance schemes that foster the development of a more productive and sustainable rural and regional sector in Queensland.

The authority may also—

support the State’s economy by administering schemes to give assistance to primary producers, small businesses or other elements of the State’s economy—

in periods when they are experiencing temporary difficulty; or

to otherwise benefit the State’s economy; and

support communities in the State and build its own effectiveness by administering schemes to give assistance that benefits these communities, including, for example, by giving assistance to persons and organisations that contribute to these communities; and

give assistance and build its own effectiveness by administering schemes or parts of schemes for the Commonwealth and other States in rural and regional sectors outside Queensland.