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- Tasmanian Disaster Resilience Strategy 2020-2025
- Resilience Funding Arrangements
- Mitigating Natural Hazards through Land Use Planning
- Coastal hazards in Tasmania
- Recovery from emergencies in Tasmania
- Recovery funding arrangements
- Tasmanian Relief and Recovery Arrangements – Natural Disaster Relief to Local Government
- Recovery Partners Network
- Bushfire Mitigation Measures Bill 2020
- Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements
- Tasmania's Protective Security Policy Framework
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Tasmanian Relief and Recovery Arrangements – Natural Disaster Relief to Local Government
Responding to natural disasters can put significant financial pressure on councils. In recognition of this, the Tasmanian Government provides funding to councils for eligible recovery activities under the Tasmanian Relief and Recovery Arrangements: Natural Disaster Relief to Local Government Policy.
The Natural Disaster Relief to Local Government Policy was updated in 2022 and will applies from 1 March 2022 in respect of eligible natural disasters that occur on or after that date. All eligible natural disasters occurring up to and including 28 February 2022 will be governed by previous versions of the Policy.
Under the Policy, councils determine what assistance it makes available to individuals and communities and prioritises recovery activities.
When the Policy has been activated, the Tasmanian Government may fund up to 75 per cent of eligible assistance measures made available by councils to individuals and communities. Eligible assistance measures may include:
- Personal hardship and distress assistance, including the operation of evacuation and recovery centres;
- Counter disaster operations; and
- The reconstruction of essential public assets.
The Tasmanian Relief and Recovery Arrangements: Natural Disaster Relief to Local Government Policy, and associated guidelines are available below:
- Tasmanian Relief and Recovery Arrangements: Natural Disaster Relief to Local Government Policy (PDF 613.5KB)
Guidelines
- Guideline 1 – Eligible Natural Disaster (PDF 98.5KB)
- Guideline 2 – Essential Public Asset Reconstruction (PDF 208.8KB)
- Guideline 3 – Emergency Assistance (PDF 291.4KB)
- Guideline 4 – Eligible Expenditure (PDF 214.6KB)
Infosheets
(Note all infosheets are guidance documents only, please contact DPAC with specific questions.)
- Infosheet 1 – FAQs (PDF 299.5KB)
- Infosheet 2 – Preparedness (PDF 407.9KB)
- Infosheet 3 – Response (PDF 373.5KB)
- Infosheet 4 – Infrastructure Reconstruction (PDF 478.2KB)
- Infosheet 5 – Audit and Assurance (PDF 371.6KB)