Sch 39, s 4

Meaning of eligible project

Current

(1)

An eligible project is a project the authority is satisfied—

(a)

will involve—

(i)

installing or constructing new permanent capital infrastructure; or

(ii)

upgrading existing permanent capital infrastructure; and

(b)

will involve purchasing goods, or engaging a person to provide services, for the installation or construction, or upgrade, of the infrastructure; and

(c)

will improve the ability of a primary production enterprise to prepare for, continue to operate in, or recover from, drought conditions; and

(d)

will not commence before the authority approves assistance under the scheme for the project.

Examples of an eligible project mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(i)—

• installing new water tanks or water troughs

• installing a new irrigation system

• constructing a new dam

• constructing a new feed store

• drilling a new bore

Examples of an eligible project mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(ii)—

• replacing the pipes in an existing irrigation system with larger pipes

• desilting an existing dam

• adding an extra silo ring to an existing feed store

• replacing the pump in an existing bore with a pump that has a greater capacity

(2)

For subsection (1)(d), a project mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(i) or (ii) does not commence only because a deposit is paid in relation to—

(a)

the purchase of goods for the project; or

(b)

the engagement of a person to provide services for the project.

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