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sch.47-sec.5Meaning of defined disaster area
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### sch.47-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.
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 Queensland Reconstruction Authority Act 2011 for the purpose of activating the disaster recovery funding arrangements for communities affected by the eligible disaster; and
identified in a document published on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s website.
sch 47 s 5 ins 2022 SL No. 138 s 8
amd 2025 SL No. 120 s 13
(sch.47-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.
(sch.47-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 Queensland Reconstruction Authority Act 2011 for the purpose of activating the disaster recovery funding arrangements for communities affected by the eligible disaster; and identified in a document published on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s website.
- (a) defined by the Minister responsible for administering the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Act 2011 for the purpose of activating the disaster recovery funding arrangements for communities affected by the eligible disaster; and
- (b) identified in a document published on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s website.