1Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment—Western Victoria—Bushfires—February 2024) Determination (No. 2) 2024

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

LIN 24/035

 

Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment—Western Victoria—Bushfires—February 2024) Determination (No. 2) 2024

I, Murray Watt, Minister for Emergency Management, make this determination under subsection 1061L(2) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated: 29 February 2024  Time: 9:49 pm 

[Signed] Murray Watt

Minister for Emergency Management

 

 

 

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Person adversely affected by a major disaster

6  Repeal

Schedule 1—Affected Localities

List of Affected Localities

 

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment—Western Victoria—Bushfires—February 2024) Determination (No. 2) 2024.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences immediately after it is signed.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 1061L(2) of the Social Security Act 1991.

4  Definitions

 (1) In this instrument:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

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.