This legislation has been repealed.
The objects of this
Act are to facilitate the purchase or building of suitable housing on rural
properties for farmers engaged in primary production by —
(a) the
establishment of the Authority;
(b) the
provision of guarantees by the Treasurer to approved lending institutions in
respect of advances made by those institutions to approved farmers; and
(c) the
provision of funds to be lent to approved farmers, either through approved
lending institutions or otherwise in accordance with this Act.