Section 1061M — Social Security Act 1991: Amount of payment for disasters in Australia

(1) The amount of an AGDRP payable to a person in relation to a major disaster that occurs in Australia is the sum of: (a) the adult rate for the financial year in which the major disaster is determined under subsection 36(1); and (b) if the person is the carer of one or more children on the first day the person is adversely affected by a major disaster—the amount worked out by multiplying the child rate for that financial year by the number of children for whom the person is the carer on that day. Note: For major disaster see section 36. (1A) For the purposes of this Division, a person is a carer of a child on a day if, on that day: (a) the person is the principal carer of the child; or (b) the person is receiving another social security payment and is treated as the principal carer of the child for the purposes of that payment; or (c) the person is entitled to be paid family tax benefit by instalment (within the meaning of the Family Assistance Administration Act) and: (i) the child is treated as an FTB child of the person for the purposes of that benefit; and (ii) the child is under 16 years of age; and (iii) the person does not, under section 59 of the Family Assistance Act, have a shared care percentage for the child. Note: For principal carer see subsections 5(15) to (24). (2) For the purposes of this Division, the adult rate for a financial year is: (a) the amount that the Minister determines under subsection 1061P(1) to be the adult rate for the financial year; or (b) if the Minister has not determined an adult rate for the financial year—the amount that the Minister last determined to be the adult rate for a previous financial year; or (c) if the Minister has never determined an adult rate for any financial year—$1,000. (3) For the purposes of this Division, the child rate for a financial year is: (a) the amount that the Minister determines under subsection 1061P(2) to be the child rate for the financial year; or (b) if the Minister has not determined a child rate for the financial year—the amount that the Minister last determined to be the child rate for a previous financial year; or (c) if the Minister has never determined a child rate for any financial year—$400.