Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01217:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01217
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 2283–3543

6  Meaning of humanitarian purpose
  For the purposes of paragraph 1212B(c) of the 1991 Act, the following purposes are specified:
 (a) attendance, as a formally selected member of the Australian Paralympic Team, for participation as a competitor at the international athletic competition known as the Paralympic Games;
 (b) attendance, within the 12‑month period before the international athletic competition known as the Paralympic Games, by a person receiving a disability support pension, for participation as an athlete at an athletic competition or other event, if:
 (i) that attendance is necessary to qualify as a competitor at the Paralympic Games; or
 (ii) that attendance is necessary to prepare as a competitor for the Paralympic Games (whether or not the person has qualified as such a competitor);
 (c) attendance, at a memorial service that has been approved by the Australian Government to commemorate an event involving the death or serious injury of an Australian resident, as one of the following persons:
 (i) an Australian resident who was seriously injured in the event;
 (ii) a family member of an Australian resident who died or was seriously injured in the event.
Examples of an event: A war, an act of terrorism, a natural disaster.