INTRODUCTORY Aim and overview of the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements often result in large-scale expenditure by governments in the form of Natural disasters state disaster relief and recovery payments and infrastructure restoration. To assist with this burden, the Commonwealth has made arrangements to provide financial assistance to the in states some circumstances. Usually the assistance is in the form of partial reimbursement of actual expenditure. The Commonwealth’s assistance is intended to be directed to measures that complement state other strategies in relation to such as insurance and natural disasters, disaster mitigation planning and implementation. The arrangements (called the Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements’) are set ‘Natural out in this Determination and are administered by the Department. Basic principles for assistance to states The Commonwealth may make payments to a in partial reimbursement for state state in relation to a expenditure natural disaster. The payments may be made if: the is on (as defined in this Determination); and state expenditure eligible measures the meets certain financial requirements set out in this Determination; state expenditure and the meets other conditions set out in this Determination. state Note: The rules about and financial requirements are set out in Part 5. The state expenditure conditions are set out in Part 4. Although payments are generally made after the has submitted a claim for financial state assistance, the Commonwealth may provide advance payments if the is satisfied that Minister exceptional circumstances exist. Dictionary of terms used in this Determination A number of terms used in the Determination are given special meanings. These terms are set out in the Dictionary at clause 7.1 and italicised throughout the Determination. WHAT TYPES OF ARE COVERED? Meaning of natural disaster In this Determination means a serious disruption to a community or region natural disaster caused by the impact of a naturally occurring rapid onset event that threatens or causes death, injury or damage to property or the environment and which requires significant and coordinated multi-agency and community response. Such serious disruption can be caused by any one, or a combination, of the following natural hazards: bushfire; earthquake; flood; storm; cyclone; storm surge; landslide; tsunami; meteorite strike; or tornado. The following are not for the purposes of this Determination: natural disasters drought; frost; heatwave; epidemic;
INTRODUCTORY Aim and overview of the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements Natural disasters often result in large-scale expenditure by state governments in the form of disaster relief and recovery payments and infrastructure restoration. To assist with this burden, the Commonwealth has made arrangements to provide financial assistance to the states in some circumstances. Usually the assistance is in the form of partial reimbursement of actual expenditure. The Commonwealth’s assistance is intended to be directed to state measures that complement other strategies in relation to natural disasters, such as insurance and disaster mitigation planning and implementation. The arrangements (called the ‘Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements’) are set out in this Determination and are administered by the Department. Basic principles for assistance to states The Commonwealth may make payments to a state in partial reimbursement for state expenditure in relation to a natural disaster. The payments may be made if: the state expenditure is on eligible measures (as defined in this Determination); and the state expenditure meets certain financial requirements set out in this Determination; and the state meets other conditions set out in this Determination. Note: The rules about state expenditure and financial requirements are set out in Part 5. The conditions are set out in Part 4. Although payments are generally made after the state has submitted a claim for financial assistance, the Commonwealth may provide advance payments if the Minister is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist. Dictionary of terms used in this Determination A number of terms used in the Determination are given special meanings. These terms are set out in the Dictionary at clause 7.1 and italicised throughout the Determination. WHAT TYPES OF ARE COVERED? Meaning of natural disaster In this Determination natural disaster means a serious disruption to a community or region caused by the impact of a naturally occurring rapid onset event that threatens or causes death, injury or damage to property or the environment and which requires significant and coordinated multi-agency and community response. Such serious disruption can be caused by any one, or a combination, of the following natural hazards: bushfire; earthquake; flood; storm; cyclone; storm surge; landslide; tsunami; meteorite strike; or tornado. The following are not natural disasters for the purposes of this Determination: drought; frost; heatwave; epidemic;
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