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at the place with a degree of settled purpose; and
(b) the person has a lawful right to reside at the place; and
(c) the place is not:
 (i) a prison or a place of detention; or
 (ii) a secondary residence used for holidays.
Note It is possible for a person to have more than 1 principal place of residence.

4 Person adversely affected by a major disaster
       (1) This section applies to the major disaster being the severe weather, heavy rainfall and associated flooding that commenced on 22 February 2022 in Queensland affecting the local government areas of Balonne, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Moreton Bay, Noosa, North Burnett, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Western Downs.
       (2) For subsection 1061L(2) of the Act, a person is taken to be adversely affected by the major disaster if any of the following circumstances apply:
(a) the person is seriously injured as a direct result of the disaster;
(b) the person is an immediate family member of an Australian who is killed as a direct result of the disaster;
(c) the person's principal place of residence has been destroyed or has major damage as a direct result of the disaster;
(d) a major asset or assets of the person has or have been destroyed or suffered major damage as a direct result of the disaster;
(e) the person is a principal carer of a child to whom paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) applies.

5 Repeal
        Social Security (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment – South East Queensland floods) Determination 2022 (No.5) is repealed.