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sch.46-sec.5Meaning of defined disaster area
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### sch.46-sec.5 Meaning of defined disaster area
A defined disaster area for a 2021-2022 storm-flooding event is a local government area identified in a disaster activation document as—
a DRFA Activated Area; and
an area eligible for exceptional assistance measures DRFA Category C or D.
A defined disaster area for an eligible disaster, other than a 2021-2022 storm-flooding event, is an area—
defined by the Minister responsible for administering the Disaster Management Act 2003 for the purpose of activating the disaster recovery funding arrangements for a community affected by the eligible disaster; and
identified in a document published on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s website.
sch 46 s 5 ins 2022 SL No. 138 s 8
(sch.46-sec.5-ssec.1) A defined disaster area for a 2021-2022 storm-flooding event is a local government area identified in a disaster activation document as— a DRFA Activated Area; and an area eligible for exceptional assistance measures DRFA Category C or D.
(sch.46-sec.5-ssec.2) A defined disaster area for an eligible disaster, other than a 2021-2022 storm-flooding event, is an area— defined by the Minister responsible for administering the Disaster Management Act 2003 for the purpose of activating the disaster recovery funding arrangements for a community affected by the eligible disaster; and identified in a document published on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s website.
- (a) a DRFA Activated Area; and
- (b) an area eligible for exceptional assistance measures DRFA Category C or D.
- (a) defined by the Minister responsible for administering the Disaster Management Act 2003 for the purpose of activating the disaster recovery funding arrangements for a community affected by the eligible disaster; and
- (b) identified in a document published on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s website.