❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks the Minister for Emergency Services about the disaster recovery funding arrangements following Tropical Cyclone Ellie and associated flooding in the Kimberley region. The Minister provides information on applications and support packages.
AnsweredQoN 101Legislative Council
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KIMBERLEY
FLOODS — DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS
101. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the activation of
disaster recovery funding arrangements in response to tropical cyclone Ellie
and associated flooding.
(1) Can the
minister please table the state government request to the Australian government
for disaster recovery funding arrangements activation?
(2) Can the minister please table
the Australian government's response in relation to (1)?
(3) How many applications have been made for the WA
freight resupply subsidy for essential consumer goods?
(4) Is the minister aware of the need to support
freight exports from the Kimberley region, and is he considering extending
support for this purpose?
FLOODS — DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS
101. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the activation of
disaster recovery funding arrangements in response to tropical cyclone Ellie
and associated flooding.
(1) Can the
minister please table the state government request to the Australian government
for disaster recovery funding arrangements activation?
(2) Can the minister please table
the Australian government's response in relation to (1)?
(3) How many applications have been made for the WA
freight resupply subsidy for essential consumer goods?
(4) Is the minister aware of the need to support
freight exports from the Kimberley region, and is he considering extending
support for this purpose?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. This answer was current as
of 16 February.
(1) The process
for requesting disaster recovery funding arrangements activation happens at a departmental level, as a preliminary notification to the
commonwealth government. I table the attached DRFA notification form.
(2) I table the
attached DRFA WA eligible disaster proclamation notification.
(3) As at 16
February 2023, 33 applications had been received.
(4) The Western Australian
state government is investigating the necessary support packages for the
Kimberley region.
[See paper 2035 .]
honourable member for some notice of the question. This answer was current as
of 16 February.
(1) The process
for requesting disaster recovery funding arrangements activation happens at a departmental level, as a preliminary notification to the
commonwealth government. I table the attached DRFA notification form.
(2) I table the
attached DRFA WA eligible disaster proclamation notification.
(3) As at 16
February 2023, 33 applications had been received.
(4) The Western Australian
state government is investigating the necessary support packages for the
Kimberley region.
[See paper 2035 .]
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