Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements Western Australia …

1 01 Definitions and interpretation 02 Introduction 03 Basic principles for assistance 04 Relief and Recovery assistance measures 05 Conditions for Commonwealth assistance 06 Essential public asset reconstruction 07 Variance between estimated and actual reconstruction costs for essential public asset reconstruction Disaster Recovery 08 Independent Technical Review of an essential public asset reconstruction project Funding Arrangements 09 Claiming Western Australia 10 State assurance activities 11 Commonwealth assurance activities 2018 12 Seeking exemption or appealing a decision Schedule A Category A measures Schedule B Independent Technical Review Appendix A Technical Reviewer Report Appendix B Technical Reviewer Checklist Appendix C Brief for Technical Reviewer Version 02.

2 Contents How to read the DRFAWA guideline 01 Definitions and interpretation 01. Definitions and 4. The DRFAWA guideline has been prepared to support State agencies and local governments to understand 02 Introduction 02. the Disaster Funding assistance available after an eligible Disaster . 03. Basic principles for Points to help you read this document: 03 Basic principles for assistance 04. Relief and Recovery assistance An overview is provided in a dark grey box at the start of each section. This summarises the section and highlights key information.

3 04 Relief and Recovery 05. Conditions for Commonwealth assistance measures A coloured explanatory box is provided for clauses of particular importance or that need 06. Essential public asset further clarification. 05 Conditions for 07. V. ariance between estimated and actual Following the overview or explanatory box, the plain text is a direct extract from the Commonwealth's Commonwealth assistance reconstruction costs for essential public Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018. asset All clause referencing is exactly the same as the Commonwealth's document.

4 06 Essential public asset reconstruction 08. I ndependent Technical Review of an Light grey text (that appears faded) is used for clauses provided by the Commonwealth, but which the 07 Variance between estimated and essential public State does not offer under the DRFAWA guideline. actual reconstruction costs for 09. Colours and icons are used to assist readers follow information about specific assistance measures: essential public asset reconstruction 10. State assurance 08 Independent Technical Review Yellow Category A measures 11.

5 Commonwealth assurance of an essential public asset reconstruction project 12. Seeking exemption or making a Purple Category B measures Schedule A Category A 09 Claiming Schedule B Independent Technical Green Category C and D measures 10 State assurance activities Appendix A Technical Reviewer Grey generic information across all measures 11 Commonwealth assurance activities Appendix B Technical Reviewer Appendix C Brief for Technical References to both Commonwealth and State guidelines, fact sheets and templates are hyperlinked 12 Seeking exemption or throughout the document.

6 Appealing a decision Schedule A Category A measures The State has developed templates and fact sheets to support readers. Schedule B Independent The Commonwealth has released Guidelines and Schedules to provide further detailed Technical Review information on specific clauses within the arrangement. Appendix A Technical Reviewer Report Appendix B Technical Reviewer Checklist Appendix C Brief for Technical Reviewer Front cover image: Copyright Darren Prior 2. Disaster Recovery Funding Note: The Arrangements have effect as part of the Inter-Governmental Agreement on Federal Financial 01 Definitions and interpretation Overview Arrangements 2018 Relations by virtue of clauses D42 and D43 of Schedule D to that agreement.

7 These clauses allow 02 Introduction The Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements Terms and Conditions (DRFA) is an arrangement, not an agreement, for payments to be made to any State, the Australian by the Hon Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Law Capital Territory or the Northern Territory in accordance 03 Basic principles for assistance between the Commonwealth and states and territories (states). Enforcement and Cyber Security with the Arrangements . The Arrangements have effect under the Appropriation Act (No.)

8 2) 2018 2019 by 04 Relief and Recovery It is each State's choice whether or not they Preliminary virtue of section 16 of that Act. assistance measures wish to adhere to the Arrangements and apply I, the Hon Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Law for Funding in the event of a Disaster . The Arrangements are also intended to have effect in 05 Conditions for Enforcement and Cyber Security, determine the relation to any later Appropriation Act that appropriates terms and conditions applicable to payments of Commonwealth assistance The DRFA determines the terms and an amount for the same outcome.

9 Or for a different conditions that must be met if states are financial assistance by the Commonwealth to any outcome that includes the purposes of Disaster relief 06 Essential public asset reconstruction to claim financial assistance from the State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern and Recovery , and authorises the terms and conditions Commonwealth, for the purposes of Disaster Territory, for the purposes of Disaster relief and applicable to payments to be determined. 07 Variance between estimated and relief and Recovery .

10 Recovery , to be the terms and conditions recorded actual reconstruction costs for in this document, the Disaster Recovery Funding This document incorporates a statement of the For all events that occur after 1 November essential public asset reconstruction Arrangements 2018 (the Arrangements ). Arrangements , and of the related administrative 2018 these DRFAWA rules apply. procedures and guidelines, in respect of eligible 08 Independent Technical Review The Arrangements take effect from 1 November 2018 disasters or terrorist acts that occur on or after For events that have occurred prior to in respect of eligible disasters that occur on or after of an essential public asset 1 November 2018.