❓ Question on Notice regarding the Remote Area Essential Services Program, inquiring about community eligibility, water testing compliance, and unplanned maintenance costs. The Housing Authority provides partial answers, deferring some details to a tabled paper.
AnsweredQoN 3436Legislative Council
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(1) I refer to the Remote Area Essential Services Program, and I ask at 1 July 2015: (a) how many remote communities are included in the program; (b) which remote communities are no longer eligible for inclusion, as they don't meet the original six eligibility criteria, but are currently being serviced under the program; and (c) which remote communities should be included in the program, as they now meet the original criteria but are not currently being serviced? (2) I refer to the Remote Area Essential Services Program, and I ask since 1 July 2014: (a) has all contracted water testing been undertaken and, if not, which water testing was not undertaken; and (b) on how many occasions, for what reason and in which communities did water testing not meet Australian Standards? (3) What was the value of unplanned maintenance undertaken in 2014-15?
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Answered
17 November 2015
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
55 days
The Housing Authority advises:
(1)
(a) Originally 91 communities; now 84 communities
(b)-(c) An assessment of communities against existing eligibility criteria is underway by the Housing Authority.
(2)
(a) No. The reasons for failing to comply with program requirements can be beyond the control of the contracted service providers. From 1 July 2014, 18 communities did not collect the water sampling personnel from the local airport so personnel left at the scheduled departure time, 12 communities experienced flooding that prevented access and one community was not tested due to a logistical error. For a breakdown of these communities, see Tabled Paper no.
(b) See Tabled Paper no.
(3) $16 575 367.22
(1)
(a) Originally 91 communities; now 84 communities
(b)-(c) An assessment of communities against existing eligibility criteria is underway by the Housing Authority.
(2)
(a) No. The reasons for failing to comply with program requirements can be beyond the control of the contracted service providers. From 1 July 2014, 18 communities did not collect the water sampling personnel from the local airport so personnel left at the scheduled departure time, 12 communities experienced flooding that prevented access and one community was not tested due to a logistical error. For a breakdown of these communities, see Tabled Paper no.
(b) See Tabled Paper no.
(3) $16 575 367.22
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