Eligibility criteria
12 Eligibility criteria
An applicant is eligible to receive assistance under the scheme if the authority is satisfied—
the applicant is a medium to large business; and
assets (damaged assets) used by the applicant were—
located in the defined disaster area for the disaster immediately before the eligible disaster; and
damaged as a direct result of the eligible disaster; and
the applicant can not repair or replace damaged assets from the applicant’s own resources and without assistance under the scheme; and
the applicant is primarily responsible for meeting the costs of an eligible recovery activity claimed in the application; and
the applicant has not received a loan for loss or damage related to the eligible disaster under—
the Disaster Assistance (Primary Producers) Loans Scheme, set out in schedule 2; or
the Disaster Assistance (Small Business) Loans Scheme, set out in schedule 3; and
the applicant has the ability to repay the loan applied for; and
there are reasonable prospects for the long-term viability of the applicant if the assistance is provided.
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