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sch.21-sec.4Meaning of natural disaster
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### sch.21-sec.4 Meaning of natural disaster
A natural disaster means any of the following events—
a bushfire;
a cyclone;
an earthquake;
a flood;
a landslide;
a meteorite strike;
a storm, including any of, or any combination of, the following—
hail;
rain;
wind;
a storm surge;
a tornado;
a tsunami.
However, an event, other than an event mentioned in subsection (1) (a) , is not a natural disaster if the authority considers human activity significantly contributed to the event or loss or damage suffered because of the event.
a deliberate act
an accident
development
sch 21 s 4 ins 2012 SL No. 176 s 6
amd 2013 SL No. 19 ss 6, 9; 2018 SL No. 172 s 26
(sch.21-sec.4-ssec.1) A natural disaster means any of the following events— a bushfire; a cyclone; an earthquake; a flood; a landslide; a meteorite strike; a storm, including any of, or any combination of, the following— hail; rain; wind; a storm surge; a tornado; a tsunami.
(sch.21-sec.4-ssec.2) However, an event, other than an event mentioned in subsection (1) (a) , is not a natural disaster if the authority considers human activity significantly contributed to the event or loss or damage suffered because of the event. a deliberate act an accident development
- (a) a bushfire;
- (b) a cyclone;
- (c) an earthquake;
- (d) a flood;
- (e) a landslide;
- (f) a meteorite strike;
- (g) a storm, including any of, or any combination of, the following— (i) hail; (ii) rain; (iii) wind;
- (i) hail;
- (ii) rain;
- (iii) wind;
- (h) a storm surge;
- (i) a tornado;
- (j) a tsunami.
- (i) hail;
- (ii) rain;
- (iii) wind;
- • a deliberate act
- • an accident
- • development