sch.23-sec.16Eligibility for exceptional circumstances grant

### sch.23-sec.16 Eligibility for exceptional circumstances grant An applicant is eligible for an exceptional circumstances grant for an eligible disaster if— an assistance establishment notice states that assistance for the eligible disaster is available by way of an exceptional circumstances grant; and the applicant has not applied for a standard grant for the eligible disaster; and for a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster—no other entity has applied for assistance for the primary production enterprise the subject of the applicant’s application; and the applicant consents to the authority obtaining information or documents from an insurer about the applicant’s primary production enterprise, small business or means for conducting its operations as a non-profit organisation, to allow the authority to verify the applicant’s entitlements under an insurance policy taken out with the insurer. However, if the applicant’s application for assistance is for a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster, the applicant is not eligible for an exceptional circumstances grant for the eligible disaster to the extent the applicant has received, or has been approved to receive, financial assistance under another Commonwealth or State assistance scheme for costs incurred for a thing mentioned in section 9 (2) . Subsection (1) (d) does not apply to an applicant if— the applicant’s application for assistance is for— the January–February 2019 Queensland flood disaster; or a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster; and an assistance establishment notice for the disaster states that this subsection applies to the applicant. sch 23 s 16 ins 2013 SL No. 19 s 10 sub 2015 SL No. 74 s 12 amd 2019 SL No. 8 s 6 ; 2020 SL No. 5 s 9 ; 2020 SL No. 29 s 10 (sch.23-sec.16-ssec.1) An applicant is eligible for an exceptional circumstances grant for an eligible disaster if— an assistance establishment notice states that assistance for the eligible disaster is available by way of an exceptional circumstances grant; and the applicant has not applied for a standard grant for the eligible disaster; and for a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster—no other entity has applied for assistance for the primary production enterprise the subject of the applicant’s application; and the applicant consents to the authority obtaining information or documents from an insurer about the applicant’s primary production enterprise, small business or means for conducting its operations as a non-profit organisation, to allow the authority to verify the applicant’s entitlements under an insurance policy taken out with the insurer. (sch.23-sec.16-ssec.1A) However, if the applicant’s application for assistance is for a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster, the applicant is not eligible for an exceptional circumstances grant for the eligible disaster to the extent the applicant has received, or has been approved to receive, financial assistance under another Commonwealth or State assistance scheme for costs incurred for a thing mentioned in section 9 (2) . (sch.23-sec.16-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (d) does not apply to an applicant if— the applicant’s application for assistance is for— the January–February 2019 Queensland flood disaster; or a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster; and an assistance establishment notice for the disaster states that this subsection applies to the applicant. - (a) an assistance establishment notice states that assistance for the eligible disaster is available by way of an exceptional circumstances grant; and - (b) the applicant has not applied for a standard grant for the eligible disaster; and - (c) for a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster—no other entity has applied for assistance for the primary production enterprise the subject of the applicant’s application; and - (d) the applicant consents to the authority obtaining information or documents from an insurer about the applicant’s primary production enterprise, small business or means for conducting its operations as a non-profit organisation, to allow the authority to verify the applicant’s entitlements under an insurance policy taken out with the insurer. - (a) the applicant’s application for assistance is for— (i) the January–February 2019 Queensland flood disaster; or (ii) a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster; and - (i) the January–February 2019 Queensland flood disaster; or - (ii) a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster; and - (b) an assistance establishment notice for the disaster states that this subsection applies to the applicant. - (i) the January–February 2019 Queensland flood disaster; or - (ii) a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster; and