❓ Hon Alison Xamon questions the Premier, regarding the disparity in ex gratia payments to victims of different bushfires (Toodyay, Margaret River, and Roleystone-Kelmscott), specifically asking why Roleystone-Kelmscott victims were excluded.
AnsweredQoN 773Legislative Council
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TOODYAY, MARGARET RIVER AND ROLEYSTONE–KELMSCOTT
BUSHFIRES — EX GRATIA PAYMENTS
1. 773. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the fires that burned houses and property in
Toodyay in February 2009, Margaret River in November 2011, and Roleystone–Kelmscott
in February 2011. Why have ex gratia payments been given to victims of the
Toodyay and Margaret River fires, but not to victims of the Roleystone–Kelmscott
fire?
BUSHFIRES — EX GRATIA PAYMENTS
1. 773. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the fires that burned houses and property in
Toodyay in February 2009, Margaret River in November 2011, and Roleystone–Kelmscott
in February 2011. Why have ex gratia payments been given to victims of the
Toodyay and Margaret River fires, but not to victims of the Roleystone–Kelmscott
fire?
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I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
Although the financial assistance
schemes put in place after the Toodyay and Margaret River fires do not
constitute and are not represented as compensation schemes, they were
instituted by the government in the context of the causes of the fires. The
financial assistance scheme for Toodyay fire victims was established after the
second EnergySafety authority report indicated the likelihood that the fire
started from a Western Power pole. With respect to Margaret River, it was not
disputed that the fire originated from a prescribed burn undertaken by the
Department of Environment and Conservation. The causes of these fires was the
critical factor in the government initiating these schemes.
of the question.
Although the financial assistance
schemes put in place after the Toodyay and Margaret River fires do not
constitute and are not represented as compensation schemes, they were
instituted by the government in the context of the causes of the fires. The
financial assistance scheme for Toodyay fire victims was established after the
second EnergySafety authority report indicated the likelihood that the fire
started from a Western Power pole. With respect to Margaret River, it was not
disputed that the fire originated from a prescribed burn undertaken by the
Department of Environment and Conservation. The causes of these fires was the
critical factor in the government initiating these schemes.
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