management, the legislation in Category 3 is generally indirectly concerned with the
management of land resources in some supportive way.
74
At the Commonwealth level, relevant laws include
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Act 1944.
• Rural Adjustment Act 1992.
• Native Title Act 1993.
• Native Title Amendment Act 1998.
The Rural Adjustment Act 1992 provides benefits on both a national basis and a
regional basis by fostering the development of a profitable farm sector that is able to
operate competitively in a deregulated financial and market environment. It aims to
improve the competitiveness of the farm sector by assisting in the application of
sustainable land management measures. Such measures include soil conservation
measures that lead to improved farm production. The major intention of this law is to
promote a better financial, technical and management performance from the farm
sector, and support, either directly or indirectly, farmers who have prospects of
sustainable long-term profitability with a view to improving the productivity of their
farm units.
75 Support is provided in a way that ensures that farmers become
financially independent of that support within a reasonable period. This is in the
form of grants and subsidies for interest and costs payable on loans whether the loans
are provided by a state or by another person. Grants are also available for farm
training, planning, appraisal, support services and rural adjustment research. Support
is also given to farmers who do not have prospects of sustainable long-term
profitability to leave the farm sector and enables grants of money to be made to
persons other than farmers for purposes relating to rural adjustment.
76
The Native Title Act 1993 is relevant to soil conservation because it provides for
the recognition and protection of Indigenous land use, which occupies a very large
area of mainly pastoral land, in Australia. This law helps establish ways in which
future dealings affecting native title may proceed, and sets standards for those
dealings. It also establishes a mechanism for determining claims to native title and
permits the validation of past acts invalidated because of the existence of native
title.
77
5.4.1 Category 3: State Level Laws
At the State level, there are 87 laws that establish land use standards, rules, planning,
evaluation, policy-making, and auditing and compliance mechanisms that enable
soil conservation measures to be implemented. Category 3 laws cover such areas of
74 Hannam (2006), the objectives of each individual law in Category 3 are summarized in Appendix 2.
75 Section 3(1).
76 Section 3(2).
77 Section 3.
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management of land resources in some supportive way.
74
At the Commonwealth level, relevant laws include
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Act 1944.
• Rural Adjustment Act 1992.
• Native Title Act 1993.
• Native Title Amendment Act 1998.
The Rural Adjustment Act 1992 provides benefits on both a national basis and a
regional basis by fostering the development of a profitable farm sector that is able to
operate competitively in a deregulated financial and market environment. It aims to
improve the competitiveness of the farm sector by assisting in the application of
sustainable land management measures. Such measures include soil conservation
measures that lead to improved farm production. The major intention of this law is to
promote a better financial, technical and management performance from the farm
sector, and support, either directly or indirectly, farmers who have prospects of
sustainable long-term profitability with a view to improving the productivity of their
farm units.
75 Support is provided in a way that ensures that farmers become
financially independent of that support within a reasonable period. This is in the
form of grants and subsidies for interest and costs payable on loans whether the loans
are provided by a state or by another person. Grants are also available for farm
training, planning, appraisal, support services and rural adjustment research. Support
is also given to farmers who do not have prospects of sustainable long-term
profitability to leave the farm sector and enables grants of money to be made to
persons other than farmers for purposes relating to rural adjustment.
76
The Native Title Act 1993 is relevant to soil conservation because it provides for
the recognition and protection of Indigenous land use, which occupies a very large
area of mainly pastoral land, in Australia. This law helps establish ways in which
future dealings affecting native title may proceed, and sets standards for those
dealings. It also establishes a mechanism for determining claims to native title and
permits the validation of past acts invalidated because of the existence of native
title.
77
5.4.1 Category 3: State Level Laws
At the State level, there are 87 laws that establish land use standards, rules, planning,
evaluation, policy-making, and auditing and compliance mechanisms that enable
soil conservation measures to be implemented. Category 3 laws cover such areas of
74 Hannam (2006), the objectives of each individual law in Category 3 are summarized in Appendix 2.
75 Section 3(1).
76 Section 3(2).
77 Section 3.
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