Rural and Regional Adjustment Regulation 2011

An applicant is eligible for short-term assistance if, in addition to being satisfied of the matters mentioned in section 7, the authority is satisfied—

cattle owned by the applicant have been, but are no longer—

under short-term quarantine; and

subject to planned slaughter or testing conditions under a disease plan prepared by the applicant in response to bovine Johne’s disease; and

the applicant has incurred costs in implementing the disease plan; and

the applicant has not already received the maximum amount of short-term assistance that may be given to an eligible applicant.

However, the applicant is not eligible for short-term assistance for the costs incurred in carrying out the short-term quarantine of any of the cattle if—

short-term assistance has already been granted for—

the same costs in relation to the cattle; or

the costs incurred in carrying out the short-term quarantine of the cattle under a disease plan other than the plan mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(ii); or

direct market assistance has already been granted in relation to the cattle; or

an earlier application has been made in relation to the cattle but is yet to be decided.