Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant - Ingham and Areas Uninsured Perishable Stock Losses

• Have less than 20 full-time equivalent employees at both the time of the disaster and the time of application • Have an annual turnover of less than $10 million • Have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) and have held that ABN at the time of the disaster • Be registered for GST at both the time of the disaster and the time of application • Be located in Ingham or surrounding areas at the time of the disaster and demonstrate a direct operational impact from the de-energising of the Ingham substation • Have been trading immediately before being affected by the disaster • Have experienced a loss of power for 5 or more consecutive days, resulting in the loss of uninsured perishable goods • Be the holder of a business electricity account registered with a National Meter Identification (NMI) number in the Ergon Energy electricity distribution network • Be reported by Ergon Energy as having experienced a power outage for more than 5 consecutive days due to the de-energising of the Ingham substation • Provide details and copies of relevant insurance policies and claims, and finalise any eligible insurance claim before applying for assistance • Not have received approval for funding under the Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants – North and Far North Tropical Low • Provide satisfactory evidence of the stock loss being claimed, and proof of payment of replacement costs • Be primarily responsible for meeting the costs claimed in the application • Demonstrate an intent to continue, or have continued, in business after the disaster event • Not be insolvent or under external administration • Not have owners/directors that are undischarged bankrupt • If a sole trader with no employees other than yourself, derive the majority of income from the affected business