Effect of insurance on eligibility for exceptional circumstances grant
17 Effect of insurance on eligibility for exceptional circumstances grant
This section applies to an applicant for assistance for an eligible disaster by way of an exceptional circumstances grant if the applicant receives, or is entitled to receive, an amount under a policy of insurance for a relevant cost relating to direct damage caused by the eligible disaster.
The applicant is not eligible to receive assistance under the scheme to cover the relevant cost.
This section does not apply to an applicant if—
the applicant’s application for assistance is for the January–February 2019 Queensland flood disaster; and
an assistance establishment notice for the disaster states that this subsection applies to the applicant.
In this section—
relevant cost means the cost of any of the things to which section 8(2) or 9(2) applies.
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