Rural and Regional Adjustment Regulation 2011

The incentive instalments are payable to an applicant under the scheme as follows—

an instalment (the first instalment) on the authority approving the application under section 9;

an instalment (the second instalment) on the authority being satisfied the applicant has completed at least 12 continuous weeks of type 1 eligible employment;

an instalment (the third instalment) on the authority being satisfied the applicant has completed at least 24 continuous weeks of type 1 eligible employment.

However, subsections (3) and (4) apply in relation to an applicant if—

the applicant has received the first instalment; and

the authority is satisfied the applicant is no longer engaged in the type 1 eligible employment in relation to which the applicant received the first instalment because—

a COVID-19 direction has affected the eligible business that engaged the applicant in the employment; and

the eligible business has, as a result of compliance with the COVID-19 direction, stopped the employment.

An instalment (also a second instalment) is payable on the authority being satisfied the applicant has completed at least 12 continuous weeks of employment, consisting of a combination of type 1 eligible employment and type 2 eligible employment, of which at least the first 2 weeks are type 1 eligible employment.

An instalment (also a third instalment) is payable on the authority being satisfied the applicant has completed at least 24 continuous weeks of employment, consisting of a combination of type 1 eligible employment and type 2 eligible employment, of which at least the first 2 weeks are type 1 eligible employment.

An incentive instalment is not payable to an applicant in relation to a continuous period of employment completed after 31 March 2023.

The travel bonus is payable to an applicant under the scheme on the authority approving the application under section 9.