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This instrument amends the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997 to establish legislative authority for government spending on a certain activity administered by the Department of Home Affairs.
Administered by: Finance
General Comments: This instrument was registered at 5.24 pm (by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory) on 4 June 2021.
Exempt from sunsetting by the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 s12 item 28A
Registered 04 Jun 2021
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR15-Jun-2021
Tabled Senate15-Jun-2021
Date of repeal 25 Aug 2021
Repealed by Division 1 of Part 3 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act 2003
Table of contents.

Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Home Affairs Measures No. 2) Regulations 2021

I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 04 June 2021

David Hurley

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Simon Birmingham

Minister for Finance

 

 

 

  

  


Contents

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1

4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                                          2

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997                                             2

 


1  Name

                   This instrument is the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Home Affairs Measures No. 2) Regulations 2021.

2  Commencement

             (1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  The whole of this instrument

Immediately after this instrument is registered.

5.24 pm (A.C.T.) 4 June 2021

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

             (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

                   This instrument is made under the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997.

4  Schedules

                   Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

  

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997

1  In the appropriate position in Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table)

Insert:

 

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COVID‑19 Disaster Payment

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) reside or are employed in a location in Australia that:

(i) is subject to a State or Territory public health order restricting the movement of persons for a period of more than 7 days; and

(ii) has been determined by the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer to be a COVID‑19 hotspot for the purposes of Commonwealth support; and

(d) are unable to earn their usual income because the restrictions imposed by the public health order prevent them being able to work in their usual employment; and

(e) other than annual leave, have no available leave entitlements to cover the period of the restrictions; and

(f) declare that during the period of the restrictions they:

(i) reside or are employed in the hotspot area; and

(ii) have liquid assets of less than $10,000; and

(g) during the period of the restrictions are not otherwise receiving:

(i) Commonwealth income support payments or payments of a similar nature; or

(ii) pandemic leave disaster payments; and

(h) apply for assistance within 6 months after the start of the period of the restrictions;

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.