Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_492:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 492 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1236578–1243028

492       COVID‑19 Disaster Payment                                                                                                                            Certain persons residing or working in a COVID‑19 hotspot unable to earn usual income
                                                                                                                                                               To provide financial assistance to certain persons who:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) are Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or holders of a temporary visa who have the right to work in Australia; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) are aged 17 years or over; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) reside or work in a location in Australia that is, or resided or worked in a location in Australia at a time that it was:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) subject to a State or Territory public health order restricting the movement of persons for a period; and
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) determined by the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer to be a COVID‑19 hotspot for the purposes of Commonwealth support; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) are, or were, unable to earn their usual income because the restrictions imposed by the public health order prevent, or prevented, them being able to undertake their usual work; and
                                                                                                                                                               (e) have, or had, no available pandemic‑related paid leave entitlements to cover the period of the restrictions; and
                                                                                                                                                               (f) declare that during the period of the restrictions they reside or work, or resided or worked, in the hotspot area; and
                                                                                                                                                               (g) during the period of the restrictions are, or were, not otherwise receiving:
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) pandemic leave disaster payments; or
                                                                                                                                                               (iii) pandemic payments from a State or Territory;
                                                                                                                                                               as a measure that is peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation.

                                                                                                                                                               Certain persons previously in a COVID‑19 hotspot unable to earn usual income
                                                                                                                                                               In addition, to provide financial assistance to certain persons who:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) are Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or holders of a temporary visa who have the right to work in Australia; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) are aged 17 years or over; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) were previously present in a location (the hotspot area) in Australia that was at that time, or is at a later time:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) subject to a State or Territory public health order restricting the movement of persons; and
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) determined by the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer to be a COVID‑19 hotspot for the purposes of Commonwealth support; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) are, or were, present in another location in Australia at a time that it was subject to a State or Territory public health order (the second public health order) restricting the movement of persons for a period where such persons were previously present in the hotspot area; and
                                                                                                                                                               (e) are, or were, restricted in their movement by the second public health order because they were previously present in the hotspot area; and
                                                                                                                                                               (f) are, or were, unable to earn their usual income because the restrictions imposed by the second public health order prevent, or