Special Disaster Grants – NSW Severe Weather and Flooding February 2022

Applicants must complete the online application form and attach a copy of the following documentation:

• the most recent tax returns and financial statements for the applying entity and individual tax returns for all members of the business
• the most recent local government area rates notice (council rates notice)
• quotes, estimates, photos and tax invoices (if available)
• a current aquaculture permit (if applicable).

You must:

• be a primary producer;
• draw at least 50% of your gross income from your primary production enterprise
• contribute a part of your labour to the primary production enterprise
• hold an active Australian Business Number (ABN) and have held that ABN at the time of this event;
• have a primary production enterprise located in the defined area that has suffered direct damage as a result of this event;
• have been engaged in carrying on the primary production enterprise when affected by this event;
• lodge an application by the closing date shown on the RAA website: see link.
• intend to re-establish or continue the primary production enterprise.

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There are clauses relating to new entrants, seasonal conditions, separate businesses and value-adding, that may impact your eligibility. See full Terms and Conditions from page 3 for details. 

If you have previously been approved for assistance through the Rural Assistance Authority (RAA) and provided the above documents in the past 12 months, you may not need to provide them again.

Applications will be assessed against the eligibility criteria.

• RAA may take into account your credit position and the status of any existing loans to help verify your intention to re-establish or continue the primary production enterprise.
• RAA reserves the right to request further information from you or from any business or individual you have engaged, to assist in assessing your application and to verify any information provided in your application. Failure to provide such information may result in RAA refusing your application.
• RAA reserves the right to refuse an application where eligibility criteria are not met, or where you do not or cannot provide sufficient information for the RAA to determine if eligibility criteria have been met.
• The RAA can put an application on hold where the applicant is under investigation or has been charged in relation to the fraudulent receipt of grants under this or other RAA programs.
• Complete applications will be assessed in order of receipt. Incomplete applications will not enter the assessment queue until all required information is provided.
• Applicants should note that past financial assistance under this program or any other program is not a reliable indicator of eligibility for future financial assistance under this program.
• Applications submitted may be subject to audit by RAA or its agents in order to determine compliance with scheme guidelines.
• Before applying for financial assistance under this program, you should seek advice from your legal, business or financial advisers about the tax implications of this financial assistance.
• You will be expected to provide a range of supporting documentation, including the latest local council rate notice; latest available Tax Return and Financial Statement for your farm business and complete copies of personal Tax Returns for each member of the farm business.
• You should also include personal taxation returns for all beneficiaries of trusts and all Directors/Shareholders of a company where other entities are involved. This assists in determining primary producer status.