Frequently asked questions

No, you may be offered less than 50% co-funding due to the Scheme being oversubscribed and/or some charging sites within your applications not being successful to receive funding.

Yes, however protective netting must have been purchased and installed after 16 December 2019 for apple and pear crops and 14 December 2021 for all other horticultural crops.

Horticultural crops for the purposes of the scheme includes the following activities:

• nursery and floriculture production;
• mushroom and vegetable growing;
• fruit and tree nut growing excluding grapes used for production within viticulture.

Yes, you can apply again on invoices you have not already received payment on through DAF. The amount you have received under the DAF program counts towards the $300,000 maximum under the program. For example if you have already received $100,000 from DAF under the Horticulture Netting Apple and Pear program you can receive no more than $200,000 through QRIDA.

You will also be required to consent to DAF providing information on your Horticulture Netting (Apple and Pear) program including the invoices paid to QRIDA.

A primary producer is either

1. a sole trader who
   • spends the majority of the person’s labour on a primary production enterprise; and
   • derives the majority of the person’s income from the primary production enterprise; or
2. a partnership, company or trust that carries on a primary production enterprise, any partners, shareholders, or beneficiaries
   • spend the majority of their labour on a primary production enterprise; and
   • derive the majority of their income from the primary production enterprise.

A primary production enterprise is an enterprise that:

1. is carried on by a sole trader, trust, partnership or proprietary company; and
2. that involves primary production, including the agricultural, apicultural, aqua cultural, forestry, grazing and horticultural industries; and
3. holds an Australian Business Number (ABN).

Yes, you may apply for conditional approval before purchasing or installing netting.

In these circumstances you will be required to provide quotes to support your application.

Under the ZEV Rebate Scheme, a Queensland Business is defined as a business (sole-trader, partnership, private company or public company, trust or incorporated not for profit organisation or company) operating in Queensland under an active Australian Business Number (ABN).

From 1 July 2023, once you have received notification your application has been successful, payment of the rebate to your nominated bank account will normally occur within 10 business days.

Yes, you would be eligible to receive a rebate on this basis provided you meet all other Scheme eligibility criteria.

A new vehicle is defined as a vehicle that has not previously been registered, either in Queensland or another Australian state/territory. Refer to the definitions in the guidelines.

Dutiable value means the purchase price of the ZEV, including all accessories and options added to the vehicle and any other charges or fees levied by the dealer on the purchaser. 

Dealer delivery charges, registration fees and vehicle registration duty are not included as part of the purchase price considerations.

Your application must provide at least one of the following documents:

• recent bank statement showing name and address
• rental agreement
• local government rates notice.

A zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) produces no exhaust fumes or emissions from its motor. A battery electric vehicle (BEV) is one type of ZEV.

No, if an applicant is registered for GST, the assistance will be calculated calculated based on eligible costs excluding GST.

Insurance minimums have been adjusted to accommodate small business/solo practitioners as the Approved Adviser program intended. Public liability ($10 million) and professional indemnity insurance ($2 million) to be held by a relevant professional organisation. 

You are able to use relatives to repair your damage as long as transactions are retained at arm’s length and conducted in the same way as with any other contractor. Any contractors used must have an ABN and provide a tax invoice and official receipt for work completed. QRIDA may request additional information in these circumstances to confirm the validity of the claim.

You may pay a deposit towards the purchase of materials or engaging a contractor up to 90 days prior to submitting an application for assistance. However, to be eligible you cannot have commenced works on an eligible project before the approval of assistance.   

A rural landholder is an entity that -

(a) is the owner, or lessee under a long term lease, of relevant land on which the landholder carries out a primary production enterprise; and

(b) was carrying out the primary production enterprise on the relevant land at the time the eligible disaster caused loss or damaged to the enterprise.

Normal staffing costs are ineligible unless it can be demonstrated that additional costs are incurred for clean-up and reinstatement purposes.

• Permanent employees (including permanent full-time and permanent part-time): only the cost of additional hours worked over and above their normal work hours for clean-up and reinstatement may be eligible.
• Contractors, casual or temporary employees: only the cost of hours worked specifically for clean-up and reinstatement may be eligible.
• Business owner: not eligible to claim a wage for clean-up and reinstatement.
• Evidence required to substantiate a claim may include:
  • invoices from contractors and payroll summaries signed by the applicant verifying staff, wages cost and activity undertaken for clean-up and reinstatement.

Yes, you may potentially receive both a Disaster Assistance Loan for a small business and a Rural Landholder Recovery Grant.  You may also be eligible to receive assistance under the Special Disaster Recovery Grants for a small business.

You however may not receive a Rural Landholder Recovery Grant in addition to Disaster Assistance Loan primary producers or a Special Disaster Recovery Grant for primary producers.  

You are not eligible for assistance if you are entitled to receive a payment under an insurance policy for costs directly associated with eligible activities. However, you may be eligible for a grant for costs that are not covered by insurance, or for amounts in excess of the value insured.

Applicants must claim on any applicable insurance policy, including business continuity, prior to seeking reimbursement under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement.

Medium to Large Business Recovery Loans are available to the Medium to Large Business entity and not to each property or location making up the business.

Applicants must claim on any applicable insurance policy, including business continuity, prior to seeking reimbursement under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement 2018.

All applicants must have utilised their sources of liquid assets and normal credit sources up to normal credit limits, meaning you must utilise your overdraft as part of your overall funding requirements.