Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00971:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00971
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 1859–3420

5  Class of persons to whom sections 13 and 14 of the Act apply
  For the purposes of paragraphs 13(1)(aa), (2)(aa), (3)(aa) and (3A)(aa) and 14(1)(aa), (2)(aa), (3)(aa) and (3A)(aa) of the Act, a person is in a class of persons if the person is unable to lodge a claim on the contact day because, at any time during the relevant period, the person is:
            a)      subject to domestic or family violence;
            b)      homeless;
            c)      hospitalised or suffering from a temporary incapacity arising from a medical condition;
            d)      released from prison or psychiatric confinement;
            e)      experiencing high stress associated with a relationship separation;
            f)       a parent of a dependent child born during the relevant period;
            g)      affected by the death during the relevant period of an immediate family member;
            h)      a person who entered Australia during the relevant period as a humanitarian entrant to Australia;
            i)        a person whose usual place of residence is in a remote area, and the person is physically present in the remote area;
            j)        a person whose principal place of residence was lost or sustained major damage during the relevant period as a result of an extreme circumstance, or
            k)      subject to other special circumstances beyond the person's control.

Note: A person may be considered to be physically present in a remote area during temporary absences (see subsection 14(2) of the Social Security Act).