South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

STATE DISASTER ACT 1980 - SECT 22A

22A—State Disaster Relief Fund

        (1)         The State Disaster Relief Fund is established.

        (2)         Any money received by the Minister for the relief of persons who suffer injury, loss or damage as a result of a disaster or major emergency in respect of which a declaration under this Act is made must be paid into the fund.

        (4)         The Minister may appoint a committee of persons to administer the fund.

        (5)         A committee appointed for the purposes of this section will administer the fund subject to the directions of the Governor.

        (6)         Subject to this section, no money received by the fund in respect of a particular disaster or major emergency may be disbursed otherwise than to, or for the purpose of the relief of, persons who suffered injury, loss or damage as a result of that disaster or major emergency.

        (7)         Where the committee is satisfied that it has made sufficient payment to all persons who suffered injury, loss or damage as a result of a particular disaster or major emergency, the committee may, with the approval of the Governor, leave the balance of the money in the fund for the relief of persons who suffer injury, loss or damage in some future disaster or major emergency.

        (8)         Where the committee is of the opinion that a person who suffered injury, loss or damage as a result of a disaster or major emergency has been overcompensated for that injury, loss or damage by reason of being paid—

            (a)         money from the fund; and

            (b)         damages or compensation from another source,

the committee may, by notice in writing given personally or by post to the person, require the person to pay to the fund the amount of the overcompensation as determined by the committee and specified in the notice.

        (9)         A person who is given a notice under subsection (8) is liable to pay to the fund, as a debt due to the Crown, the amount specified in the notice within the time specified in the notice (being a period of not less than one month from the day on which the notice is given).

        (10)         Money paid to the fund pursuant to subsection (9) may be disbursed for the relief of persons who suffered injury, loss or damage as a result of the disaster or major emergency in respect of which the money was first paid, or of any future disaster or major emergency.

        (11)         No money in the fund may be used to defray the administrative costs of administering the fund.