❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding disaster relief for Lake Clifton bushfire victims. The opposition asks if the state will reconsider its financial aid decision in light of federal assistance and relaxed disaster criteria.
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LAKE CLIFTON BUSHFIRES — DISASTER RELIEF
I refer to the recent Lake Clifton bushfires. (1) Is the minister aware of the federal government’s announcement yesterday to provide disaster relief to the victims of the recent Lake Clifton fires under the Australian government disaster recovery payment? (2) Is the minister aware that the federal government relaxed its technical natural disaster definition criteria to allow the payment to proceed to the affected Lake Clifton residents? (3) Is the minister aware that further federal funds will be available if the area is declared a natural disaster area; and, in light of this, will the state reconsider its decision? (4) Will any further state financial aid be forthcoming to the Lake Clifton residents affected by the fires; and, if yes, how much and when? Hon PETER COLLIER
I refer to the recent Lake Clifton bushfires. (1) Is the minister aware of the federal government’s announcement yesterday to provide disaster relief to the victims of the recent Lake Clifton fires under the Australian government disaster recovery payment? (2) Is the minister aware that the federal government relaxed its technical natural disaster definition criteria to allow the payment to proceed to the affected Lake Clifton residents? (3) Is the minister aware that further federal funds will be available if the area is declared a natural disaster area; and, in light of this, will the state reconsider its decision? (4) Will any further state financial aid be forthcoming to the Lake Clifton residents affected by the fires; and, if yes, how much and when? Hon PETER COLLIER
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(1) Is the minister aware of the federal government’s announcement yesterday to provide disaster relief to the victims of the recent Lake Clifton fires under the Australian government disaster recovery payment? (2) Is the minister aware that the federal government relaxed its technical natural disaster definition criteria to allow the payment to proceed to the affected Lake Clifton residents? (3) Is the minister aware that further federal funds will be available if the area is declared a natural disaster area; and, in light of this, will the state reconsider its decision? (4) Will any further state financial aid be forthcoming to the Lake Clifton residents affected by the fires; and, if yes, how much and when? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(2) Is the minister aware that the federal government relaxed its technical natural disaster definition criteria to allow the payment to proceed to the affected Lake Clifton residents? (3) Is the minister aware that further federal funds will be available if the area is declared a natural disaster area; and, in light of this, will the state reconsider its decision? (4) Will any further state financial aid be forthcoming to the Lake Clifton residents affected by the fires; and, if yes, how much and when? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(3) Is the minister aware that further federal funds will be available if the area is declared a natural disaster area; and, in light of this, will the state reconsider its decision? (4) Will any further state financial aid be forthcoming to the Lake Clifton residents affected by the fires; and, if yes, how much and when? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(4) Will any further state financial aid be forthcoming to the Lake Clifton residents affected by the fires; and, if yes, how much and when? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(1) Is the minister aware of the federal government’s announcement yesterday to provide disaster relief to the victims of the recent Lake Clifton fires under the Australian government disaster recovery payment? (2) Is the minister aware that the federal government relaxed its technical natural disaster definition criteria to allow the payment to proceed to the affected Lake Clifton residents? (3) Is the minister aware that further federal funds will be available if the area is declared a natural disaster area; and, in light of this, will the state reconsider its decision? (4) Will any further state financial aid be forthcoming to the Lake Clifton residents affected by the fires; and, if yes, how much and when? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(2) Is the minister aware that the federal government relaxed its technical natural disaster definition criteria to allow the payment to proceed to the affected Lake Clifton residents? (3) Is the minister aware that further federal funds will be available if the area is declared a natural disaster area; and, in light of this, will the state reconsider its decision? (4) Will any further state financial aid be forthcoming to the Lake Clifton residents affected by the fires; and, if yes, how much and when? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(3) Is the minister aware that further federal funds will be available if the area is declared a natural disaster area; and, in light of this, will the state reconsider its decision? (4) Will any further state financial aid be forthcoming to the Lake Clifton residents affected by the fires; and, if yes, how much and when? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(4) Will any further state financial aid be forthcoming to the Lake Clifton residents affected by the fires; and, if yes, how much and when? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(1) Yes. (2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(2) No. (3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(3) Yes. Further assistance may be available; however, the extent is unknown as this would be subject to means and/or income testing. The state would reconsider its decision if the Western Australian natural disaster relief and recovery arrangement criteria were met. (4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
(4) At this stage I am unaware of any additional funding that will be provided.
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