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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1061JJ

Crisis payment not payable in addition to disaster relief payment

  (1)   A crisis payment is not payable to a person in respect of an extreme circumstance if the person is qualified for an AGDRP, a Disaster Recovery Allowance or other disaster relief payment (whether under this Act or otherwise) in respect of the same extreme circumstance.

  (2)   However, this section does not affect a person's entitlement to a crisis payment in respect of an extreme circumstance if:

  (a)   the person has claimed the crisis payment; and

  (b)   the person subsequently qualifies for an AGDRP, a Disaster Recovery Allowance or other disaster relief payment in respect of the same extreme circumstance.



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