REMOTE COMMUNITIES FUND
435. Hon
NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the Treasurer:
I refer to the recent announcement
to create a new remote communities fund of $350 million.
(1) Which agency will manage the
expenditure of this fund?
(2) Is this fund
a full or partial substitute for the continuation of funding programs that have
been in operation in previous years?
(3) If yes to
(2), can the minister please list the programs with their prior annual
expenditures in 2020–21 and 2021–22, such as for —
(a) municipal
services over the last five years;
(b) remote area
essential services; and
(c) other
services?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Treasurer.
(1) The
Department of Treasury.
(2) No. The
remote communities fund is additional funding.
(3) Not
applicable.