Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment—Eastern Queensland Bushfires) Determination 2020 (No. 13)
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(1) In this instrument:
Act means the Social Security Act 1991.
destroyed, for a place of residence, include a residence damaged to the extent that it must be demolished.
immediate family member, of a person, means:
(a) the person’s partner; or
(b) the person’s natural child, adoptive child or step-child; or
(c) the person’s natural parent, adoptive parent or step-parent; or
(d) the person’s legal guardian; or
(e) the person’s brother, sister, step-brother or step-sister.
Note: This term is used in a different sense to that used in the Act.
major asset or assets means:
(a) an asset, with a market value of at least $20,000, located at the person’s principal place of residence; or
(b) two or more assets, with a combined market value of at least $20,000, located at a person’s principal place of residence.
Examples: Building, large fixed structure, motor vehicle, caravan, water tank, large scale machinery, heavy equipment.
major damage means:
(a) for a residence, means:
(i) damage to the interior of the residence; or
(ii) that the residence is structurally unsound; or
(iii) damage to the residence that exposes the interior of the residence to the elements; or
(iv) sewage contamination of the interior of the residence or of the water supply to the residence;
(b) for a major asset or assets other than a water tank – that is burnt, or damaged by heat, ash or smoke, to the extent that it needs to be replaced; or
(c) for a water tank – damage to the extent that it needs to be repaired or cleaned, or the water replaced.
seriously injured, for a person, means:
(a) the person has sustained an injury; and
(b) because of the injury:
(i) the person was admitted to hospital; or
(ii) under normal circumstances, the person would have been admitted to hospital.
(2) A place of residence is a person’s principal place of residence if the person regularly lives at the place with a degree of settled purpose and the person has a lawful right to reside at the place unless the place is: (a) a prison or a place of detention; or (b) a secondary residence used for holidays.