Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) Determination 2010 (No. 1)
Schedule 2Adverse circumstances
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Schedule 2 Adverse circumstances
(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.