sch.23-sec.4Meaning of natural disaster

### sch.23-sec.4 Meaning of natural disaster A natural disaster means any of the following events described in an assistance establishment notice— a bushfire; a cyclone; an earthquake; a flood; a landslide; a meteorite strike; a storm, including any, 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 In this section— development see the Planning Act 2016 , schedule 2 . sch 23 s 4 ins 2013 SL No. 19 s 10 amd 2017 SL No. 103 s 116 ; 2018 SL No. 172 s 33 (sch.23-sec.4-ssec.1) A natural disaster means any of the following events described in an assistance establishment notice— a bushfire; a cyclone; an earthquake; a flood; a landslide; a meteorite strike; a storm, including any, or any combination, of the following— hail; rain; wind; a storm surge; a tornado; a tsunami. (sch.23-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 (sch.23-sec.4-ssec.3) In this section— development see the Planning Act 2016 , schedule 2 . - (a) a bushfire; - (b) a cyclone; - (c) an earthquake; - (d) a flood; - (e) a landslide; - (f) a meteorite strike; - (g) a storm, including any, 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