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Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997
1 Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (at the end of the cell at table item 492, column headed "Objective(s)")
Add:
In addition, to provide financial assistance to certain persons who:
(a) are Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or holders of a temporary visa who have the right to work in Australia; and
(b) are aged 17 years or over; and
(c) were previously present in a location (the hotspot area ) in Australia that was at that time, or is at a later time:
(i) subject to a State or Territory public health order restricting the movement of persons for a period of more than 7 days; and
(ii) determined by the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer to be a COVID-19 hotspot for the purposes of Commonwealth support; and
(d) are, or were, present in another location in Australia at a time that it was subject to a State or Territory public health order (the second public health order ) restricting the movement of persons for a period of more than 7 days where such persons were previously present in the hotspot area; and
(e) are, or were, restricted in their movement by the second public health order because they were previously present in the hotspot area; and
(f) are, or were, unable to earn their usual income because the restrictions imposed by the second public health order prevent, or prevented, them being able to work in their usual employment; and
(g) other than annual leave, have, or had, no available leave entitlements to cover the period of the restrictions; and
(h) declare that during the period of the restrictions they:
(i) are, or were, in an area where restrictions have been imposed on persons who were previously present in the hotspot area; and
(ii) have, or had, liquid assets of less than $10,000; and
(i) during the period of the restrictions are, or were, not otherwise receiving:
(i) Commonwealth income support payments or payments of a similar nature; or
(ii) pandemic leave disaster payments;
as a measure that is peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation.