Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) (Western and Darling Downs Bushfires - October 2023) Determination (LIN 23/083) 2023 (No. 5)
1Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) (Western and Darling Downs Bushfires - October 2023) Determination (LIN 23/083) 2023 (No. 5)
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LIN 23/083
Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) (Western and Darling Downs Bushfires – October 2023) Determination (LIN 23/083) 2023 (No. 5)
I, Murray Watt, Minister for Emergency Management, make this instrument under subsection 1061L(2) of the Social Security Act 1991.
Dated 27 October 2023
Murray Watt
Minister for Emergency Management
1 Name
This instrument is the Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) (Western and Darling Downs Bushfires - October 2023) Determination (LIN 23/083) 2023 (No. 5).
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on the day it is signed.
3 Definitions
(1) In this instrument:
destroyed means damaged to the extent that:
(a) for a residence—it must be demolished; or
(b) for a major asset or assets—it is unusable.
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 asset means:
(a) an asset, with a market value of at least $20 000, located at the person’s principal place of residence; or
(b) assets, with a combined market value of at least $20 000, located at the person’s principal place of residence.
Note: Examples Building, large fixed structure, motor vehicle, caravan, water tank, large scale machinery, heavy equipment.
major damage means:
(a) for a residence:
(i) damage to the interior of the residence; or
(ii) that the residence is structurally unsound; or
(iii) damage to the residence that exposes the interior of the residence to the elements; or
(iv) sewage contamination of the interior of the residence; or
(b) for a major asset or assets other than a water tank—that it is burnt, or damaged by heat, ash or smoke, to the extent that it needs to be replaced; or