4Person adversely affected by a major disaster

4 Person adversely affected by a major disaster

(1) This section applies to the major disaster being bushfires occurring in August, September, October, November and December 2019, and January and February 2020 in New South Wales affecting the local government areas of Armidale, Blue Mountains, Bega Valley, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Eurobodalla, Kempsey, Kyogle, Glen Innes Severn, Greater Hume, Goulburn Mulwaree, Hawkesbury, Inverell, Lismore, Lithgow, Mid Coast, Mid-Western, Nambucca, Oberon, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Richmond Valley, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Tenterfield, Tweed, Upper Lachlan, Walcha, Wingecarribee and Wollondilly. (2) For subsection 1061L(2) of the Act, a person is taken to be adversely affected by the major disaster if any of the following circumstances apply: (a) the person is seriously injured as a direct result of the disaster; (b) the person is an immediate family member of an Australian who is killed as a direct result of the disaster; (c) the person’s principal place of residence has been destroyed or has major damage as a direct result of the disaster; (d) a major asset or assets of the person has or have been destroyed or suffered major damage as a direct result of the disaster; (e) the person is a principal carer of a child to whom paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) apply.