3Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this instrument:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

destroyed, for a place of residence, include a residence damaged to the extent that it must be demolished.

immediate family member, of a person, means:

(a) the person’s partner; or
(b) the person’s natural child, adoptive child or step-child; or
(c) the person’s natural parent, adoptive parent or step-parent; or
(d) the person’s legal guardian; or
(e) the person’s brother, sister, step-brother or step-sister.

Note: This term is used in a different sense to that used in the Act.

major damage, for a residence, means:

(a) damage to the interior of the residence; or
(b) that the residence is structurally unsound; or
(c) damage to the residence that exposes the interior of the residence to the elements; or
(d) sewage contamination of the interior of the residence or of the water supply to the residence.

seriously injured, for a person, means:

(a) the person has sustained an injury; and
(b) because of the injury:
(i) the person was admitted to hospital; or
(ii) under normal circumstances, the person would have been admitted to hospital.

(2) A place of residence is a person’s principal place of residence if the person regularly lives at the place with a degree of settled purpose and the person has a lawful right to reside at the place unless the place is: (a) a prison or a place of detention; or (b) a secondary residence used for holidays.

Note: It is possible for a person to have more than one principal place of residence.