Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2006
1061MAmount of payment for disasters in Australia
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1061M Amount of payment for disasters in Australia
(1) The amount of an AGDRP payable to a person in relation to a major disaster that occurs in Australia is the sum of:
(a) the adult rate for the financial year in which the major disaster is declared under section 36; and
(b) if the person is the principal carer of one or more children—the amount worked out by multiplying the child rate for that financial year by the number of children for whom the person is the principal carer.
Note 1: For major disaster see section 36.
Note 2: For principal carer see subsections 5(15) to (24).
(2) For the purposes of this Division, the adult rate for a financial year is:
(a) the amount that the Minister determines under subsection 1061P(1) to be the adult rate for the financial year; or
(b) if the Minister has not determined an adult rate for the financial year—the amount that the Minister last determined to be the adult rate for a previous financial year; or
(c) if the Minister has never determined an adult rate for any financial year—$1,000.
(3) For the purposes of this Division, the child rate for a financial year is:
(a) the amount that the Minister determines under subsection 1061P(2) to be the child rate for the financial year; or
(b) if the Minister has not determined a child rate for the financial year—the amount that the Minister last determined to be the child rate for a previous financial year; or
(c) if the Minister has never determined a child rate for any financial year—$400.