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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Information, enforcement, compensation, appeals, and secondary legislation - Compensation, civil liability, and other protections

190: Interpretation of this subpart

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"What 'compensatory amount' means in the Emergency Management Bill"

Illustration for Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

In this part of the proposed Emergency Management Bill, you will see a term called "compensatory amount". This term refers to money related to a person's personal property. It can mean the amount of money a person gets from insurance for lost or damaged property. It can also mean the amount of money a person gets as damages, compensation, or a payment for lost or damaged property.

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Part 5Information, enforcement, compensation, appeals, and secondary legislation
Compensation, civil liability, and other protections

190Interpretation of this subpart

  1. In this subpart, compensatory amount means, in relation to a person’s personal property, either or, if applicable, both of the following:

  2. the monetary amount that a person has recovered or reasonably expects to recover under a contract of insurance for loss of, or damage to, the relevant personal property:
    1. the monetary amount that a person has received or reasonably expects to receive as a result of damages, compensation, or an ex gratia payment for loss of, or damage to, the relevant personal property.