Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP)Glossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DHS | Department of Human Services |
| EC | Exceptional Circumstances |
| ECRP | Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment |
| FHA | Farm Household Allowance |
| FHS Bill | Farm Household Support Bill 2014 |
| FHSCT Bill | Farm Household Support (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014 |
| EC | Exceptional Circumstances |
| ECRP | Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment |
| the Bill | Farm Household Support Bill 2014 |
| FHSA 1992 | Farm Household Support Act 1992 (Cth) |
| FHSCT Bill | Farm Household Support (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014 |
| ITAA 1997 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) |
| Social Security Act | Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) |
| Social Security Administration Act | Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (Cth) |
| social security Acts | Together, the
Social Security Act 1991
and the
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 |
| Social Security Act | Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) |
| TFFP | Transitional Farm Family Payment |