5Person adversely affected by a major disaster

5 Person adversely affected by a major disaster

(1) This section applies in relation to the major disaster being the severe weather and flooding from Tropical Cyclone Alfred (including as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred) that commenced on 4 March 2025 and which has affected, or is affecting, one or more of the areas listed in Schedule 1. (2) For subsection 1061L(2) of the Act, a person is taken to be adversely affected by the major disaster if any of the following circumstances apply: (a) the person is seriously injured as a direct result of the disaster; (b) the person is an immediate family member of an Australian citizen or resident who is missing and presumed killed, or killed, as a direct result of the disaster; (c) the person’s principal place of residence has been destroyed or has major damage as a direct result of the disaster; (d) a major asset of the person has been destroyed or has major damage as a direct result of the disaster; (e) the person is a carer of a child to whom paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) applies.