❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Emergency Services regarding the accuracy of previously provided information on Cyclone Seroja disaster recovery funding expenditure. The Minister affirms the accuracy of the previous answer and clarifies a potential misinterpretation.
AnsweredQoN 1161Legislative Council
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CYCLONE SEROJA — DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDING
ARRANGEMENTS
1161. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the answer to
Legislative Council question without notice 1022 asked on 25 October 2022 and
answered on 26 October 2022, and my member's statement on 27 October
2022 about cyclone Seroja recovery funding.
(1) Can the
minister confirm the accuracy of the answer provided that $25.42 million of the
$104.5 million disaster recovery funding arrangements package has been expended
to date?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that the funds dispersed and identified in part (2) of the
question, including the Lord Mayor's Distress Relief Fund, were all
funded from the DRFA package?
(3) If no to (1)
or (2), when will the minister correct his answer and apologise to the
Legislative Council?
(4) Who advised
the minister that $25.42 million of the DRFA package has been expended to date?
ARRANGEMENTS
1161. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the answer to
Legislative Council question without notice 1022 asked on 25 October 2022 and
answered on 26 October 2022, and my member's statement on 27 October
2022 about cyclone Seroja recovery funding.
(1) Can the
minister confirm the accuracy of the answer provided that $25.42 million of the
$104.5 million disaster recovery funding arrangements package has been expended
to date?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that the funds dispersed and identified in part (2) of the
question, including the Lord Mayor's Distress Relief Fund, were all
funded from the DRFA package?
(3) If no to (1)
or (2), when will the minister correct his answer and apologise to the
Legislative Council?
(4) Who advised
the minister that $25.42 million of the DRFA package has been expended to date?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The answer to
Legislative Council question without notice 1022 is correct.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) No-one has ever stated that
$25.42 million of DRFA funding has been expended.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The answer to
Legislative Council question without notice 1022 is correct.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) No-one has ever stated that
$25.42 million of DRFA funding has been expended.
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