Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00203:reg:4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00203
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4
Character Range: 695–2937

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.
Examples: Building, large fixed structure, motor vehicle, caravan, water tank, large scale machinery, heavy equipment.
major damage means:
 (a) for a residence:
 (i) damage to the interior of the residence; or
 (ii) that the residence is structurally unsound; or
 (iii) damage to the residence that exposes the interior of the residence to the elements; or
 (iv) sewage contamination of the interior of the residence; or
 (b) for a major asset or assets other than a water tank—that the asset is flooded or has water damage to the extent that it needs to be replaced; or
 (c) for a major asset that is a water tank—damage to the extent that the tank needs to be repaired or cleaned, or the water contained in it needs to be replaced.
seriously injured, for a person, means:
 (a) the person has sustained an injury; and
 (b) because of the injury:
 (i) the person was admitted to hospital; or
 (ii) under normal circumstances, the person would have been admitted to hospital.
 (2) A place of residence is a person's principal place of residence if:
 (a) the person regularly lives 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.