July 2017 Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements Guideline 1 Essential public asset restoration or replacement An essential public asset This guideline applies to the definition of an essential public asset as outlined in clause 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation of the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) Determination 2017 (determination). An essential public asset under the determination is a transport or public infrastructure asset which is owned and maintained, or operated and maintained, by an eligible undertaking (NDRRA asset). The following list provides examples of transport or public infrastructure assets which the department would consider to be NDRRA assets under the determination: Transport Roads Road infrastructure (including footpaths, bike lanes and pedestrian bridges) Bridges Tunnels Culverts Public Infrastructure Public hospitals (Health, Education, Justice, Public schools Welfare) Public housing Prisons/correctional facilities Police, fire and emergency services’ stations Levees State/territory or local government offices Stormwater infrastructure For those assets which are not listed above, the state must write to the department seeking approval to treat the asset as a NDRRA asset for the purposes of restoration or replacement works under the determination. The following list provides examples of assets which the department would not consider to be NDRRA assets for the purposes of restoration or replacement works under this determination: sporting, recreational or community facilities (for example, playgrounds and associated facilities) religious establishments (for example, churches, temples and mosques), and memorials. Only eligible costs to restore or replace a NDRRA asset in accordance with the terms and conditions of the determination are to be claimed. For building assets, this does not extend to the costs of restoring or replacing the contents and furnishings not permanently attached to the building.
July 2017 Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements Guideline 1 Essential public asset restoration or replacement An essential public asset This guideline applies to the definition of an essential public asset as outlined in clause 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation of the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) Determination 2017 (determination). An essential public asset under the determination is a transport or public infrastructure asset which is owned and maintained, or operated and maintained, by an eligible undertaking (NDRRA asset). Transport Roads Road infrastructure (including footpaths, bike lanes and pedestrian bridges) Bridges Tunnels Culverts Public Infrastructure (Health, Education, Justice, Welfare) Public hospitals Public schools Public housing Prisons/correctional facilities Police, fire and emergency services’ stations Levees State/territory or local government offices Stormwater infrastructure The following list provides examples of transport or public infrastructure assets which the department would consider to be NDRRA assets under the determination: For those assets which are not listed above, the state must write to the department seeking approval to treat the asset as a NDRRA asset for the purposes of restoration or replacement works under the determination. The following list provides examples of assets which the department would not consider to be NDRRA assets for the purposes of restoration or replacement works under this determination: sporting, recreational or community facilities (for example, playgrounds and associated facilities) religious establishments (for example, churches, temples and mosques), and memorials. Only eligible costs to restore or replace a NDRRA asset in accordance with the terms and conditions of the determination are to be claimed. For building assets, this does not extend to the costs of restoring or replacing the contents and furnishings not permanently attached to the building.