Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00263:clause:1_5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00263
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 5
Character Range: 3201–4162

5  Person adversely affected by a major disaster
 (1) This section applies to the major disaster being the bushfires that commenced on or after 13 February 2024 in Victoria and which have affected, or affect, the localities mentioned in Schedule 1.
 (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 citizen or resident who is missing and presumed killed, or 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 of the person has been destroyed or suffered major damage as a direct result of the disaster;
 (e) the person is a carer of a child to whom paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) applies.