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Commonwealth legislation
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This law declares the severe storms and flooding that began in Queensland on 1 March 2010 a "major disaster," activating the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment — a one‑off cash payment for people who suffered serious impacts.
You may claim if you (or a child you mainly care for) were seriously injured, had your main home destroyed or badly damaged, were unable to return or were trapped at home for 24+ hours, or lost power/water/gas for 48+ hours. It covers Banana, Murweh, Maranoa, Quilpie, Western Downs and downstream areas.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) Determination 2010 (No. 1).
The storm damage and associated flooding that began on 1 March 2010 and affected the Banana, Murweh, Maranoa, Quilpie and Western Downs Regional or Shire Council areas of Queensland and continued on to affect other areas of Queensland downstream from the Banana, Murweh, Maranoa, Quilpie and Western Downs Regional or Shire Council areas.
(section 5)
As a direct result of the major disaster mentioned in Schedule 1:
(a) a person is seriously injured; or
(b) a person’s principal place of residence has been destroyed; or
(c) a person’s principal place of residence has sustained major damage; or
(d) a person is unable to return to their principal place of residence for a period of 24 hours or more; or
(e) a person is isolated in their principal place of residence for a period of 24 hours or more; or
(f) a person’s principal place of residence experienced a utility failure for a period of 48 hours or more; or
(g) where a person (the Principal Carer) is the principal carer of a child (the Dependent Child):
(i) the Dependent Child is seriously injured; or
(ii) the Dependent Child’s principal place of residence has been destroyed; or
(iii) the Dependent Child’s principal place of residence has sustained major damage; or
(iv) the Dependent Child is isolated in their principal place of residence for a period of 24 hours or more; or
(v) the Dependent Child is unable to return to their principal place of residence for a period of 24 hours or more; or
(vi) the Dependent Child’s principal place of residence experienced a utility failure for a period of 48 hours or more.
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The storm damage and associated flooding that began on 1 March 2010 and affected the Banana, Murweh, Maranoa, Quilpie and Western Downs Regional or Shire Council areas of Queensland and continued on to affect other areas of Queensland downstream from the Banana, Murweh, Maranoa, Quilpie and Western Downs Regional or Shire Council areas.
(section 5)
As a direct result of the major disaster mentioned in Schedule 1:
(a) a person is seriously injured; or
(b) a person’s principal place of residence has been destroyed; or
(c) a person’s principal place of residence has sustained major damage; or
(d) a person is unable to return to their principal place of residence for a period of 24 hours or more; or
(e) a person is isolated in their principal place of residence for a period of 24 hours or more; or
(f) a person’s principal place of residence experienced a utility failure for a period of 48 hours or more; or
(g) where a person (the Principal Carer) is the principal carer of a child (the Dependent Child):
(i) the Dependent Child is seriously injured; or
(ii) the Dependent Child’s principal place of residence has been destroyed; or
(iii) the Dependent Child’s principal place of residence has sustained major damage; or
(iv) the Dependent Child is isolated in their principal place of residence for a period of 24 hours or more; or
(v) the Dependent Child is unable to return to their principal place of residence for a period of 24 hours or more; or
(vi) the Dependent Child’s principal place of residence experienced a utility failure for a period of 48 hours or more.