BEE FOOD BUSHFIRE CLAIM FOR REBATE ON ROAD TRANSPORT OF

BEE FOOD BUSHFIRE CLAIM FOR REBATE ON ROAD TRANSPORT OF BEE FOOD TO BUSHFIRE AREA NOTE: Submit all claim forms to NSW Department of Primary Industries with invoices, receipts and other documents attached. Claims to be submitted not more than 6 months after the bushfire event. A. CLAIMANT’S SURNAME OR TRADING NAME GIVEN NAMES SITE LOCATION (Shire or RLPB Area) Postal Address Australian Business No (ABN) Postcode Phone No B. PARTICULARS OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS Tonnage of Movt Vehicle Date No Regn No Loaded Vehicle Food Type 1 2 3 4 5 If insufficient space, please use attachment sheet C. PARTICULARS OF MOVEMENTS Movt Driver’s Name No 1 2 3 4 5 D. PARTICULARS OF FOOD ON-HAND Cost/Km Distance Carried (km) Amount Claimed OFFICE USE ONLY Subsidy Subsidy Amount (%) ($) TOTAL Movement From Movement To Fodder on hand prior to arrival of fodder referred to on this form (nearest tonne): Sugar Syrup…………….………..….…………. Pollen………………….……..….………. Other……………….…….……………. OFFICE USE ONLY Assd Checked Entered NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES REBATE ON ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGES FOR BEE FOOD CONVEYED TO BUSHFIRE AREAS NOTE: Read carefully, complete details overleaf before completing declaration. E. STATUTORY DECLARATION I, (full name) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… of ……………………………………………………………………………………… in the State of New South Wales, being the owner or resident manager for the owner of the property referred to in this form, do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm that: 1. The subsidy claimed on this form relates to the transportation of bee food as detailed hereon. 2. The part of the District in which the nominated site is located was affected by bushfire. 3. The bee food was obtained solely to feed bushfire affected bees on this site. 4. Where a carrier was hired all costs of this cartage have been paid and receipts are attached. 5. Where own transport was used the amount claimed does not include a margin for labour, profit or fixed costs as would be charged by commercial carriers. 6. The bee food was additional to that usually purchased for feeding to beehives on this site, and is not part of normal management practice. 7. In the case of fire, at least 30 percent of the site has been affected. 8. I have read the attached guidelines on Natural Disaster Relief and understand the conditions and requirements therein. I do solemnly and sincerely declare that all particulars on this form and associated with this application are true and correct and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths Act 1900 (New South Wales). Signed ……………………………………………………… (Owner or resident manager for owner) Declared at …………………………………………….on ……………………………………. 20…... Before me ………………………………………………………………………………………………... Justice of the Peace for New South Wales Transactional Subsidies Made Under National Disaster Relief Arrangements for Beekeepers Guidelines for Assistance Measures Beekeepers whose sites are affected by bushfire may apply for relief through transport subsidies for the movement of bee food (ie sugar syrups, pollen etc), or the movement of beehives to another site. The scheme will be administered by NSW Department of Primary Industries. The subsidy will be payable for road transport that is 50% of the total amount paid to the carrier or costs for an owner driver. If transport rates are considered excessive the subsidy paid is 50% of the approved ruling rates. Beekeepers who transport their own beehives or bee food can claim for a subsidy equal to 50% of applicable running costs. Running costs do not include labour, profit or fixed overhead costs. General Conditions of Subsidies The maximum subsidy will be $15,000 per calendar year for a single enterprise. A maximum distance of 1500km will apply. If beehives and bee food are moved a distance in excess of 1500km, then the subsidy is reduced on a pro-rata basis. No subsidy is paid for loads of bee food weighing less than 500kg. To be eligible for a subsidy at least 30% of the foraging area on which the hives were located must be burnt. Claimants must sign a Statutory Declaration to verify that the movement of beehives is abnormal to their usual management practices and is entirely as a result of bushfires, and that all other details are correct. Claimants must retain all receipts from a commercial carrier to prove payment of the account. With regard to bee food, if the movement is undertaken by the owner, then receipts showing purchase of the bee food must be attached to the claim. For Crown land a copy of the apiary site arrangement or nectar licence for the site that has been burnt must accompany each claim. Where the site burnt is on private land a statement from the property owner indicating that the site has been burnt must accompany each claim. The movement of beehives to another site is a one way movement only. A subsidy will be provided to move the hives to a third site if it can be demonstrated that this extra movement was not part of the beekeepers usual practices for farming the bees and was as a result of there being a shortage of feed at the second site. A subsidy will not be provided to move the hives back to the original site. For bee food the movement may be from the location where the food is purchased to the new site where the bees are located. In situations where the beekeeper is mixing his own food using purchased ingredients a subsidy will be paid for movement of the bee food ingredients from where they are purchased to where the beekeeper is mixing the food. If this location is not where the bees are located then a subsidy will also be paid for transporting the nixed food from the location where it has been mixed to the site where the bees are located (minimum quantity 500kg). A rate per kilometre for various truck loads has been set as follows: Less than 1 tonne $0.80 1-3 tonne $1.50 4-8 tonne $2.20 over 8 tonne $3.00 Beekeepers have a maximum of six months to lodge a claim. Claims must be lodged to: NSW Department of Primary Industries Emergencies & Strategic Response Locked Bag 21 ORANGE NSW 2800 Att: Shanene Crimeen AGREEMENT FOR THE ISSUE OF ‘RECIPIENT CREATED TAX INVOICES’ This is an agreement BETWEEN NSW Department of Primary Industries (ABN 51 734 124 190) of 161 Kite Street, Orange NSW 2800 herein referred to as ‘the Recipient’ AND _______________________________________________(ABN)_____________________ of _______________________________________________________________________ herein referred to as ‘the Supplier’. INTERPRETATION ‘ABN’ has the meaning given by section 41 of A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999. ‘GST’ means a tax that is payable under the GST law. ‘GST law’ means; • • • • • A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999; and any Act that imposes GST; and the Goods and Services Tax Transition Act 1999; and the Taxation Administration Act 1953, so far as it relates to any Act covered by paragraphs (a) to (c); and regulations under any Act ‘Recipient Created Tax Invoice’ has the meaning given by subsection 29-70(3) of A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999. ‘Supplies’ means any service provided by the Supplier by way of __________________________________ to the Recipient. ‘Tax Invoice’ means a document that complies with the requirements of subsection 29-70(1) of A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999. NSW Department of Primary Industries and _____________________________ hereby agree that; (a) the Recipient can issue recipient created tax invoices (RCTI’s) in respect of ______________________________________ payable to the Supplier; (b) (c) the Supplier will not issue a tax invoice in respect of any commission due; the Recipient and the Supplier each acknowledge that they are registered for GST when entering into this Agreement and will notify the other if they cease to be registered; the Recipient agrees to notify the Supplier if it ceases to satisfy any of the requirements for the issuing of RCTI’s; the Recipient will not issue a document that would otherwise be a RCTI, on or after the date when either the Recipient or the Supplier fails to comply with any of the requirements for issuing RCTI’s. (d) (e) EXECUTED AS AN AGREEMENT on SIGNED for and on behalf of NSW Department of Primary Industries day of ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 200 By ____________________________ (name of representative) In the presence of________________ (name of witness) ______________________ Signature of representative ______________________ Signature of witness SIGNED for and on behalf of ______________________________ By ____________________________ (name of representative) ) In the presence of________________ (name of witness) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ______________________ Signature of representative ______________________ Signature of witness