Basis for calculation of assistance—first and second threshold If Commonwealth assistance is payable under subclause 5.1.1 in relation to on an the calculation of the assistance is state expenditure eligible disaster, based on: the being 0.225 per cent of the total general threshold, state’s government sector revenue and grants in the two years prior financial year to the relevant and financial year; the being 1.75 times the second threshold, state’s first threshold. The must inform the in writing, of their respective thresholds Secretary states, as soon as the figures are available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Formula for calculation of amount of Commonwealth assistance Commonwealth assistance during a for on financial year state expenditure is calculated at the rate of: Category A, B and C measures if the has not been exceeded—50 per cent of state’s first threshold state on for one or more expenditure Category A and C measures eligible and disasters; if the has been exceeded—50 per cent of state’s first threshold state on for one or more expenditure Category A, B and C measures eligible between a plus 75 per cent of disasters, state’s first and second threshold; all such in excess of the state expenditure state’s second threshold. If the has been exceeded but the assistance calculated first threshold under subclause 5.8.1(a) would be greater than that calculated under subclause 5.8.1(b), the may opt to restrict its claim to the and state Category A Category component calculated under subclause 5.8.1(a) (even though its first C threshold has been exceeded). Commonwealth assistance during a for on financial year expenditure for one or more is to be calculated at Category D measures eligible disasters the rate determined by the Commonwealth. Calculation of assistance if has paid two-thirds or more of state betterment costs of local government asset If: a has given assistance for the of an betterment essential public asset owned by a local government body; and the assistance represents two-thirds or more of the total cost of the state’s betterment; then, for the purpose of calculating Commonwealth assistance under clause 5.8, the amount of attributable to the is taken to state expenditure betterment be two-thirds of the total cost of the betterment. However, if the asset in question is the asset of a remote indigenous community or a low financial capacity local government body, and the
Basis for calculation of assistance—first and second threshold If Commonwealth assistance is payable under subclause 5.1.1 in relation to state expenditure on an eligible disaster, the calculation of the assistance is based on: the threshold, being 0.225 per cent of the state’s total general government sector revenue and grants in the financial year two years prior to the relevant financial year; and the second threshold, being 1.75 times the state’s first threshold. The Secretary must inform the states, in writing, of their respective thresholds as soon as the figures are available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Formula for calculation of amount of Commonwealth assistance Commonwealth assistance during a financial year for state expenditure on Category A, B and C measures is calculated at the rate of: if the state’s first threshold has not been exceeded—50 per cent of state expenditure on Category A and C measures for one or more eligible disasters; and if the state’s first threshold has been exceeded—50 per cent of state expenditure on Category A, B and C measures for one or more eligible disasters, between a state’s first and second threshold; plus 75 per cent of all such state expenditure in excess of the state’s second threshold. If the first threshold has been exceeded but the assistance calculated under subclause 5.8.1(a) would be greater than that calculated under subclause 5.8.1(b), the state may opt to restrict its claim to the Category A and Category C component calculated under subclause 5.8.1(a) (even though its first threshold has been exceeded). Commonwealth assistance during a financial year for expenditure on Category D measures for one or more eligible disasters is to be calculated at the rate determined by the Commonwealth. Calculation of assistance if state has paid two-thirds or more of betterment costs of local government asset If: a has given assistance for the betterment of an essential public asset owned by a local government body; and the state’s assistance represents two-thirds or more of the total cost of the betterment; then, for the purpose of calculating Commonwealth assistance under clause 5.8, the amount of state expenditure attributable to the betterment is taken to be two-thirds of the total cost of the betterment. However, if the asset in question is the asset of a remote indigenous community or a low financial capacity local government body, and the
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