Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

Sch 1 cl 15A heading substituted by FRLI No F2021L00544, s 4 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 6 May 2021. The heading formerly read:

15A National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency

Sch 1 cl 15A heading substituted by FRLI No F2019L01654, s 4 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 19 December 2019. The heading formerly read:

15A North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery Agency

Sch 1 cl 15A repealed by FRLI No F2022L01135, s 4 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 3 September 2022. Sch 1 cl 15A formerly read:

15A National Recovery and Resilience Agency  
15A
For the purposes of the finance law:
(a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:

(i) the person occupying, or performing the duties of, the office known as the Coordinator-General of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency;

(ii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Coordinator-General; and

(b) the listed entity is to be known as the National Recovery and Resilience Agency; and
(c) the Coordinator-General is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and
(d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and
(e) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

(i) to design, develop, consult on, coordinate and, where appropriate, deliver, relief, long-term recovery and reconstruction for areas affected by all-hazard disasters, including the 2019 North Queensland monsoon trough, the 2019-20 bushfires and the 2021 New South Wales and Queensland floods;

(ii) to provide advice to the responsible Minister for the entity, and where necessary the Prime Minister, on how existing and new Commonwealth policies and programs can best contribute to relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts in areas affected by all-hazard disasters;

(iii) to engage with communities affected by all-hazard disasters to support locally-led recovery and improve awareness and uptake of Commonwealth relief, recovery and reconstruction support;

(iv) to administer the Commonwealth loan scheme to provide assistance to eligible primary producers by way of loans to authorised deposit-taking institutions (within the meaning of the Banking Act 1959 ) at the Commonwealth ' s cost of borrowing;

(v) to work closely with all levels of government to continually improve national disaster recovery and resilience coordination;

(vi) to provide national leadership and strategic coordination for natural disaster resilience, risk reduction and preparedness, and all-hazards disaster relief and recovery across all levels of government and sectors;

(vii) to lead national implementation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework and relevant action plans;

(viii) to develop, lead and coordinate national disaster recovery policy, including funding arrangement policy and reforms;

(ix) to design, oversee and administer natural disaster resilience, risk reduction and preparedness funding programs, including but not limited to the Emergency Response Fund Special Account;

(x) to administer the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018 and hold policy responsibility for the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment, the Disaster Recovery Allowance, the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment, and equivalent ex-gratia payments for New Zealand citizens;

(xi) to provide strategic oversight of the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience and other relevant national research centres;

(xii) to work with all levels of government to enhance national disaster recovery capability and preparedness and improve local disaster resilience capacity;

(xiii) to administer the Rural Financial Counselling Service and related measures;

(xiv) to deliver drought recovery and resilience outreach and community engagement;

(xv) to provide advice to the responsible Minister for the entity on matters relevant to the entity;

(xvi) to undertake other relevant tasks as the responsible Minister for the entity may require from time to time.

Sch 1 cl 15A amended by FRLI No F2021L00544, s 4 and Sch 1 item 5, by substituting para (e)(vi) to (xvi) for para (e)(vi) to (viii), effective 1 July 2021. Para (e)(vi) to (viii) formerly read:

(vi) to coordinate and oversee the Commonwealth ' s drought response;

(vii) to provide advice to the responsible Minister for the entity on matters relevant to the entity;

(viii) to undertake other relevant tasks as the responsible Minister for the entity may require from time to time.

Sch 1 cl 15A amended by FRLI No F2021L00544, s 4 and Sch 1 items 2 - 4, by substituting " National Recovery and Resilience Agency " for " National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency " in para (a)(i), " National Recovery and Resilience Agency " for " National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency " in para (b) and substituting para (e), effective 6 May 2021. Para (e) formerly read:

(e) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

(i) to provide strategic leadership and coordination for the Commonwealth ' s recovery and reconstruction activities in areas of North, Far North and Western Queensland affected by the North and Far North Queensland Monsoon Trough (25 January - 14 February 2019);

(ii) to administer the Commonwealth loan scheme to provide assistance to eligible primary producers by way of loans to authorised deposit-taking institutions (within the meaning of the Banking Act 1959 ) at the Commonwealth ' s cost of borrowing;

(iii) to design, develop, consult on and coordinate the delivery of a long-term plan for the recovery and reconstruction of these areas;

(iv) to build and maintain effective working relationship with stakeholders in these areas to inform recovery and reconstruction priorities;

(v) to provide advice to the responsible Minister on how existing and new Commonwealth policies and programs can best contribute to the recovery and reconstruction efforts in these areas;

(vi) to provide a coordination point for information on associated Commonwealth recovery and reconstruction activities;

(vii) to provide whole-of-government leadership, strategic policy advice and coordination of the Commonwealth ' s drought response, recovery and preparation activities;

(viii) to assist relevant portfolio ministers and agencies to develop and assess drought response policies and programs, including through Cabinet processes;

(ix) to oversee implementation of the Australian Government ' s Drought Response, Resilience and Preparedness Plan;

(x) to provide advice to the responsible Minister and, where necessary, the Prime Minister or the Cabinet on how Commonwealth policies and programs can support farmers and drought-affected communities, and contribute to recovery and reconstruction efforts;

(xi) to provide a coordination point for information associated with Commonwealth drought activities;

(xii) to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders, including States and Territories, local councils and not-for-profit and community organisations to deliver coordinated, effective support to farmers and regional communities;

(xiii) to communicate with drought-affected farmers and communities on the various means of support available to them from the Commonwealth;

(xiv) to represent the responsible Minister and the Australian Government in communities affected by drought;

(xv) to advise the responsible Minister of the ' on-the-ground ' conditions in drought-affected communities across Australia;

(xvi) to provide advice to the responsible Minister on matters relevant to the National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency;

(xvii) to undertake other relevant tasks as the responsible Minister may require from time to time.

Sch 1 cl 15A amended by FRLI No F2019L01654, s 4 and Sch 1 items 2 - 6, by substituting " Coordinator-General of the National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency " for " Chief Executive Officer of the North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery Agency " in para (a)(i), " Coordinator-General " for " Chief Executive Officer " in para (a)(ii), " National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency " for " North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery Agency " in para (b), " Coordinator-General " for " Chief Executive Officer " in para (c) and substituting para (e)(i) to (xvii) for para (e)(i) to (vii), effective 19 December 2019. Para (e)(i) to (vii) formerly read:

(i) to provide strategic leadership and coordination for the Commonwealth ' s recovery and reconstruction activities in areas of North, Far North and Western Queensland affected by the North and Far North Queensland Monsoon Trough (25 January - 14 February 2019);

(ia) to administer the Commonwealth loan scheme to provide assistance to eligible primary producers by way of loans to authorised deposit-taking institutions at the Government ' s cost of borrowing;

(ii) to design, develop, consult on and coordinate the delivery of a long-term plan for the recovery and reconstruction of these areas;

(iii) to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders in these areas to inform recovery and reconstruction priorities;

(iv) to provide advice to the Prime Minister on how existing and new Commonwealth policies can best contribute to the recovery and reconstruction efforts in these areas;

(v) to provide a coordination point for information on associated Commonwealth recovery and reconstruction activities;

(vi) to provide advice to the Prime Minister on matters relevant to the North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery Agency;

(vii) to undertake other relevant tasks as the Prime Minister may require from time to time.

Sch 1 cl 15A amended by FRLI No F2019L00446, s 4 and Sch 1 items 1 and 2, by substituting " areas of North, Far North and Western Queensland affected by " for " the flood affected areas of North, Far North and Western Queensland following " in para (e)(i) and inserting para (e)(ia), effective 29 March 2019.

Sch 1 cl 15A inserted by FRLI No F2019L00232, s 4 and Sch 1 item 3, effective 2 March 2019.