sch.23-sec.9Assistance under exceptional circumstances grant for 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster

### sch.23-sec.9 Assistance under exceptional circumstances grant for 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster This section applies to an exceptional circumstances grant for a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster. The exceptional circumstances grant may cover a cost that has been incurred for any of the following things because of direct damage caused by the eligible disaster— engaging a tradesperson to conduct a safety inspection of damage to a property, premises or equipment; purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment or materials to clean a property, premises or equipment; employing a person to clean a property, premises or equipment if— the cost would not ordinarily have been incurred in the absence of the eligible disaster; or the cost exceeds the cost of employing a person to clean the property, premises or equipment that would ordinarily have been incurred in the absence of the eligible disaster; removing or disposing of damaged goods, including any associated costs; for a primary production enterprise, any of the following— purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment that is essential for immediately resuming operation of the primary production enterprise; repairing a building or repairing or replacing fittings in a a building, if the repair or replacement is essential for resuming operation of the primary production enterprise; repairing, reconditioning or replacing essential plant or equipment, including, for example, water tanks, water reticulation systems, forestry equipment and aquaculture and fishing equipment; removing silt from a dam; repairing or replacing fencing or horticultural netting on a property, other than to the extent the cost may be recovered under other assistance from the Commonwealth or State; purchasing fodder, grain or other feed for livestock; agisting livestock, including any associated transport costs, other than to the extent the costs may be recovered under other assistance from the Commonwealth or State; assessing, treating or maintaining the health of livestock or aquaculture species; salvaging, but not replacing, crops, grain, feed, fertiliser or timber; replacing essential water that has been used for fire fighting; carting water. For subsection (2) , a reference to a building does not include a reference to a building used as a dwelling, unless— the dwelling is used for carrying on the primary production enterprise or a small business or non-profit organisation; or a dwelling used for temporary accommodation for workers for a primary production enterprise for a small business or non-profit organisation—the dwelling is an asset of the small business or non-profit organisation. a dwelling that is let by a small business whose main activity involves letting dwellings sch 23 s 9 prev sch 23 s 9 ins 2013 SL No. 19 s 10 sub 2015 SL No. 74 s 7 om 2016 SL No. 133 s 9 pres sch 23 s 9 ins 2020 SL No. 5 s 7 amd 2020 SL No. 29 s 6 (sch.23-sec.9-ssec.1) This section applies to an exceptional circumstances grant for a 2019–2020 extraordinary bushfire disaster. (sch.23-sec.9-ssec.2) The exceptional circumstances grant may cover a cost that has been incurred for any of the following things because of direct damage caused by the eligible disaster— engaging a tradesperson to conduct a safety inspection of damage to a property, premises or equipment; purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment or materials to clean a property, premises or equipment; employing a person to clean a property, premises or equipment if— the cost would not ordinarily have been incurred in the absence of the eligible disaster; or the cost exceeds the cost of employing a person to clean the property, premises or equipment that would ordinarily have been incurred in the absence of the eligible disaster; removing or disposing of damaged goods, including any associated costs; for a primary production enterprise, any of the following— purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment that is essential for immediately resuming operation of the primary production enterprise; repairing a building or repairing or replacing fittings in a a building, if the repair or replacement is essential for resuming operation of the primary production enterprise; repairing, reconditioning or replacing essential plant or equipment, including, for example, water tanks, water reticulation systems, forestry equipment and aquaculture and fishing equipment; removing silt from a dam; repairing or replacing fencing or horticultural netting on a property, other than to the extent the cost may be recovered under other assistance from the Commonwealth or State; purchasing fodder, grain or other feed for livestock; agisting livestock, including any associated transport costs, other than to the extent the costs may be recovered under other assistance from the Commonwealth or State; assessing, treating or maintaining the health of livestock or aquaculture species; salvaging, but not replacing, crops, grain, feed, fertiliser or timber; replacing essential water that has been used for fire fighting; carting water. (sch.23-sec.9-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , a reference to a building does not include a reference to a building used as a dwelling, unless— the dwelling is used for carrying on the primary production enterprise or a small business or non-profit organisation; or a dwelling used for temporary accommodation for workers for a primary production enterprise for a small business or non-profit organisation—the dwelling is an asset of the small business or non-profit organisation. a dwelling that is let by a small business whose main activity involves letting dwellings - (a) engaging a tradesperson to conduct a safety inspection of damage to a property, premises or equipment; - (b) purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment or materials to clean a property, premises or equipment; - (c) employing a person to clean a property, premises or equipment if— (i) the cost would not ordinarily have been incurred in the absence of the eligible disaster; or (ii) the cost exceeds the cost of employing a person to clean the property, premises or equipment that would ordinarily have been incurred in the absence of the eligible disaster; - (i) the cost would not ordinarily have been incurred in the absence of the eligible disaster; or - (ii) the cost exceeds the cost of employing a person to clean the property, premises or equipment that would ordinarily have been incurred in the absence of the eligible disaster; - (d) removing or disposing of damaged goods, including any associated costs; - (e) for a primary production enterprise, any of the following— (i) purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment that is essential for immediately resuming operation of the primary production enterprise; (ii) repairing a building or repairing or replacing fittings in a a building, if the repair or replacement is essential for resuming operation of the primary production enterprise; (iii) repairing, reconditioning or replacing essential plant or equipment, including, for example, water tanks, water reticulation systems, forestry equipment and aquaculture and fishing equipment; (iv) removing silt from a dam; (v) repairing or replacing fencing or horticultural netting on a property, other than to the extent the cost may be recovered under other assistance from the Commonwealth or State; (vi) purchasing fodder, grain or other feed for livestock; (vii) agisting livestock, including any associated transport costs, other than to the extent the costs may be recovered under other assistance from the Commonwealth or State; (viii) assessing, treating or maintaining the health of livestock or aquaculture species; (ix) salvaging, but not replacing, crops, grain, feed, fertiliser or timber; (x) replacing essential water that has been used for fire fighting; (xi) carting water. - (i) purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment that is essential for immediately resuming operation of the primary production enterprise; - (ii) repairing a building or repairing or replacing fittings in a a building, if the repair or replacement is essential for resuming operation of the primary production enterprise; - (iii) repairing, reconditioning or replacing essential plant or equipment, including, for example, water tanks, water reticulation systems, forestry equipment and aquaculture and fishing equipment; - (iv) removing silt from a dam; - (v) repairing or replacing fencing or horticultural netting on a property, other than to the extent the cost may be recovered under other assistance from the Commonwealth or State; - (vi) purchasing fodder, grain or other feed for livestock; - (vii) agisting livestock, including any associated transport costs, other than to the extent the costs may be recovered under other assistance from the Commonwealth or State; - (viii) assessing, treating or maintaining the health of livestock or aquaculture species; - (ix) salvaging, but not replacing, crops, grain, feed, fertiliser or timber; - (x) replacing essential water that has been used for fire fighting; - (xi) carting water. - (i) the cost would not ordinarily have been incurred in the absence of the eligible disaster; or - (ii) the cost exceeds the cost of employing a person to clean the property, premises or equipment that would ordinarily have been incurred in the absence of the eligible disaster; - (i) purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment that is essential for immediately resuming operation of the primary production enterprise; - (ii) repairing a building or repairing or replacing fittings in a a building, if the repair or replacement is essential for resuming operation of the primary production enterprise; - (iii) repairing, reconditioning or replacing essential plant or equipment, including, for example, water tanks, water reticulation systems, forestry equipment and aquaculture and fishing equipment; - (iv) removing silt from a dam; - (v) repairing or replacing fencing or horticultural netting on a property, other than to the extent the cost may be recovered under other assistance from the Commonwealth or State; - (vi) purchasing fodder, grain or other feed for livestock; - (vii) agisting livestock, including any associated transport costs, other than to the extent the costs may be recovered under other assistance from the Commonwealth or State; - (viii) assessing, treating or maintaining the health of livestock or aquaculture species; - (ix) salvaging, but not replacing, crops, grain, feed, fertiliser or timber; - (x) replacing essential water that has been used for fire fighting; - (xi) carting water. - (a) the dwelling is used for carrying on the primary production enterprise or a small business or non-profit organisation; or Example of a dwelling for paragraph (a) — a dwelling used for temporary accommodation for workers for a primary production enterprise - (b) for a small business or non-profit organisation—the dwelling is an asset of the small business or non-profit organisation. Example of a dwelling for paragraph (b) — a dwelling that is let by a small business whose main activity involves letting dwellings