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An agreemen be ween

the Commonwea of A s ra a and

• the States a d e a e I being:

• The State of New South ~~ales

• The State 0 Victoria

• The S a e of Q e nsland

• The Stdte of Wes ern Austra ia

• The ta of ou hAustra ia

• The State 0 asmania

• The Aus alia Capital erritory

• The Nort rn Tel'" itory 0 Austra iaThis Agreement p ovid s for 011 bora Ion on nat ral disaster mitiga ion act lIities to strengt encommunities' resilier ce to, an mini ise he impac of, a range of natural disasters in Australia.

RESP.6008.001.0010

National PartnershipAgreement on NaturalDisaster Resilience

PRE LIMINARIES

1. Thi. National Partnen;hip igreement (the Agreement) is created subject to the prov;~ionsof theInte,glNttmmenta! Agl'I'ement on Fedewl Ffm;m(iol Relations and should IJ.e read in conjunctIOnw,th that Agreement and >c'bs,dlary schedule•.

>. The Partie. are committed to addresslng!hE I,we of rocial Indoxlon, Inclvd,"9 responding to

Ind genous disadvantage. Th<ltwmmitment i. embodied in the objecti\'es and olltcome. oftnisAgreement. '"o.....eve'. the Parties have also <l9reed other objectives and outcomes which thePame. will pv'sve (movgl> the broadest possible spectrum of go,'ernment act'on.Consequently, this Agreement ""II be Implemented conSIStently with tl)(' objectives andoutcomes of all National Agreement' and Nat,onall'artnersh,p" entered into by the P~rties.

). The Parties ~cknowledge that thiS Agreemer,t IS entered into to contribute to commumtyresilience and self'reliance In the face 0' disasters and 10 reduce impact ~nd C05t.

PART 1 - FORMALITIES

Parties to this Agreement

4. In enter ing tllis Agreement, the (ommonwt'~lth~nc1 the St~tes ~nd Territories re<:ognise th~t

they:

(a) h~ve ~ mutu~1 interest in redUCing the Impact of, and in(teasin~ ,,~s;lience to, natur.1di",sler<, and

(1,) will work together and with other parties, such !s volunteers, the priv~te andnon-government sectors and loc~1 govemmem, 10 .chi.-'e those OUlmmes

Term of the Agreement

s. ThisAqreement is created subjecttothe provlSlons of the Inter9ovemmentalA9reementonFedem} Financio.l Relations and lts schedules, ~nd should be read in conjunction .."'th them.

6. ThisAgreement will commence once the Common.....ealth and any other Party has "g"edtheAgleemerlt. it will be re~Iewed durir>g the fourth year, and will expire on 30 Ju~ '013, or earliera> agreed in writing by the Parties.

RESP.6008.001.0011

Na lona Partnf'5hrp Agreerr ent ell atJrill DIs.a~ r RI:'~,llefl{eo

De egatron

7 The Commonwealth Attomey-Ge Eral15 au orised 11)91" f" l'mp! r1 ntatiorl Plan oro thi Agreernent onehalf of the Commonwealth.

8. 5to or Terri my illisters responsible for emergrency services, their eq iVillents or nominatedelega eSr are authorrsed to agree Implementation ,Pia s or Scl'led les to this Agreement 0

bena ohheir State or Territory.

Interpre ation

9. U less othel'V,Iis€ specified. the erms and defi itl,ons whfch apply 0 his Agreemen ar Ii edst 5ched Ie A.

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10. The f,OI:US- of this Ag eeme'nt is on b ildin resij!'ence' towitnstand natural disasters.Consideration may also be given to or. er emergency rna agemen ,pr,jorities identifle in Stateor T,erritoorv rlsk assessments,

Obje ive

l"l, AiJstral ian comm niHes that a re res iI Ie nt to naturad isasters.

Outcomes12, he outcomes will be:

(a> reduced risk rom the Impact ofdisasters;

(b) appropriate e ergency anagement capabili y and capaci Yr consist n wilf'r Sta,te ar derritory risk profi eSi and

(c) support for volunteers.

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1). The outcomes and objectlve of this Agreement will be 'Ie ieved by:

la) risk assessments to inform 5 ate and Territory irisk mitigation priorities; and

(b) Impl,ementatfon ofa program ofactlvl iesto add ess 'the agl'eed priorities.

RESP.6008.001.0012

PART 3 - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY,~ TheCom..............lthwi.,

lit) P'O"~ it .......u.1 c....nboliOn ro the St.m ..nd Tern:ories, or Inrough the S:atl!S ..ndTerritOl'lM 10 otner ~'1oe" 10 assist them wr.h ,mplementln!l ttt... r6pOMibolitilts, ¥Id

(bJ ,,, plIrtnl!'ntup ·,vth the StMK and TMitor~ monitor the p«fonTllfl(1 of thJi"9r~, 1I'lC1u<:ir"9. fA ..........IJOO...cl ......- WIth O'1put from key sulolholdtfs by)1 OKe<nber- .012

1;1) jl<0YIde II fmanc:... contnbutoon to Inp~mfnttheir respons b 1i:1f5,

(b) In j)iftnt~hip wr: the Corrmon....~all.h, monrtor the perform.JlKf of thls AgrHrnent,1I'lCludmg /l rul "" tlon .nd ~v_wit" Input from ~v sl""hol6ers b)')1 Dtocfmtoerlon,

Ie) jl<o:l"'l /l !>t/lter-errtory wode pnorrtilotd n-'Wf. d ...,t.,.- n,k .Ufument in .;cordanceWllh Ihe ,elevant Austrahlln sttndlM'ds,

(d) In consultation with till! Commonwealth, develop and jointlV ag,ee annualImplementation Plans of ho .... they WII address tne O\Itcome, obj"cti·/~s and outputs ofIhls Ag'ei!ment; and

(t) ensure appropriate finarl(i.1 .nd p,ojlct m.nagement arran!l"ments are In pi$(" for allactivities undertaken th,ovgh this Agreement_

Publi(ations and (OmmuniUltions

16. The P.rhe. will <"Cknowledget~ Agr~ent as. joint Commonwealth and Starl or TIritOl)linotJatlVt, and refe. to it a. tJ-e Nalur.1 Dlta'iler Reo;;lience PrO<)'am in .11 publ c<lOr OO'S,

jl<omot_1 and .ldIten~m"'eli<1lls, pvbloc .""OI."'I:fments and aetM'tIes, or..,y prOChXIS,prot.s~ or .......nt on!; ~·""lopedas a rtiUlt of t.... ,mpleme'teItion <A the AgrN.......t

11 M"J5t.f5 Wli have the opportunrty to be engaged I' prornm.onaI OKI;'llies hekf in .eg<t<d 10theF't'ogr.....

PART 4 - PERfORMANCE REPORTINGlB. The P¥tJe~ ill prodLC.e an an....f~ providing in'ormatoon on whether the ilCt",fbft a-e,

It) effe<t ~ In contributong to the outUlt'l1e,

(b) be ng omplemented effocoently-, and

Ie) rucnin911>ose ~Ofl. for whom IMv I,e If'lt...:1

J9. P.rfo<m.,c, indkators will be set oV! in the Implemenlttoon Plans th<1lt, when .greed, WlJllormschedules (0 this Agreeme't.

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RESP.6008.001.0013

20. To lacilitM~ paym~nts, ~ach Stat~ ftnd T~"itory will provkl~ to th~ Commonwuith Attorn~y

Gl!n~ral, for ftpprovftl, a r~port by 11 March each year on a,hl~v~m~nlSagainst th~ agr~ed~rfOlTT1ar"IC'" ir>d,(Mors set out in Impl",mentatlon Plans_

PART 5 - FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

Funding21. The total Commonwealth coot"butLO~ ava luble to be dIvided between the States and

Territories will be.

('J $>1.6 million In '009'10(b) $15.' million in 1010-n(cJ $'5.7 million In ,On·u(e) $,6.1 mIllion In '012-13

H. The distribution ofthe fuoo,n; referred to in clause n between the States "nd Territo,les 1'1,11be as set o..t In the following aM~1 allocations. Histo,lcally these were based 00 population,costs 01 diSllsters and lelative dIsadvantage, but ha'le been adjusted by agreement to prO\liCean .de'lUftl~ minimum I~vel of th~ T~nitor"s ftnd Tasmania, Accordingly, th~ annuftl~rcen:llge 1l1iocations are:

,.,'0)'0',d),.,"'g'",

NSWVKOWW.

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16 percent16 perCent13 perc~nt

11 ~r<:ent

8 percent5 ~r(~nt5 percent5 pen:enl

'1- The Commonwealth will make a finar"IC",1 cootributlon uplo so~, c~nt ohhe e,timat~<0,101delivering the <t<:ti.lties spe.:ifil!d In an Irnp!ementali'm PI"", IllJt not e>«:eeding the .llocatloo oflunding for a Slale or Territory.

'4, Stales and Territories are respon"b'e for securing the balance of contributions to theimplementation Plan, which may in(lude in·kind support.

'5. The Commonwellith's luooing (Olltributlon will not be reduced ,,'he~ the Stlltu and Tetritoriesserure fundIng from othe' aclivity pllrtners through innovalive and <oliaborali~partnership,.

,6. Hllving re~rd to Ihe estimated CO~1 of the ",llvnles specified In an ImplementatIOn Plan, aSlate or Terrilory will nOI be requir~ to paya refund tothe Commonwealth ilthe a""al cost IsI~ss tnan the "9r~ed ~stlmat~msl. Similarly, Ihe Sllltes and Temlori<'!s bur all risk should thl!msts e~ceed the a9,eed e,timated costs.

'7. The Partl<'!5 may agree to fund additionlll exCeptioOlllllctivit"s through this Agreement on a(llSt-by-case basis.

25. Wilhin Ihe 2009/'0 allOCollion at dauie' », the Commonwealth agrees to provide $150,000 10'each State or Territo!)' to produce a State or Territo!)' wide prlOrillSed natu,al dlS<l5lN riska,sessment (as per clause >Slc)). A copy of the risk assessment shall be prOVIded 10 theAttorney-General's Department by 31 December 2011,

RESP.6008.001.0014

Payment schedule

29. so per ce of 'each 5 ate's an Territo,ry's allocation of 2.0°9"10 f' ding will be paid on theParties signing this Agreemen". T e remaining 50 per cent will be paid on agreement o'rtheImpl mentatio Plan.

30. For 2mO-11 and thereafter! !i0 percen of the annual allocation will b.e paid on agre,ement of theImplementation Plan. The emaining 50 per .cent wi I be paid on sati,sfactory pr,ogress oftheactivities listed "n ttle Ilmplementation P an, as detail,ed In the 31 March report eac.h year

PART 6 - GOVERNANC ARRANGEME

Dispute resolution

31. Any Party ay gIve no ice to other Pa ies of a dispute under this Agreernent.

32. he relevant delega es will a empt 0 resolve ~r y dispu, e ijn theftrst instance.

33. If a di putE' Cl not he r€so""ed betwe n e rele'vant de'legCltesr i rnay be esc lated to therelevant Mirt.istedal Councill for consideration.

34. If a d isp LIte cannot be re so ~\Ie d by' the re levant Min i5tEOri,31 Co UllC iI! it may be refe rre d by a PaItylo COAG fur (On~lder tion.

v" of Agreement35. The Agre,ement will be reviewed by 31 Dec,e ber 2012 to assess progress dde by tne Parties In

re~ ect of achieving he agreed outco et objectives and outputs.

Variation of he Agree ent

3Ei- TIle A... reer ·lenL may e amended a. any Lime by agreemen in writing by all tile Par-ties_

37- A Party to the Agreement may terminate tneirparticipation inthe Agre~ment,atanytimebynot"fyil1g all the otherParfes in writi 9 giving reaonable notice,

RESP.6008.001.0015

Natlollill Pilttf1~rS ip Agrl!!!ITH!. on I\liltllr'l Disa!iter Re~jlience

e Parties ave co firmed their c:ommitme'nt 0 this Agreemen as foHows:

Sign,cd for muf Oft helm!!oj Uw QmltnOn (' alUloj Australia by

The Honoura, ' Ie Kvin Rlidd MP,pri me Minister of til e Cornmor '.'leaItI; of Au ~tr~ rl OJ

Signed for [md on be/mil of tire{"'tate ofNew Clillr Wate by

The Honourable Nathan Rees MPPremier of t he State of Neow So ~th wa Ies

Slgned Jot" and on bellalf of theStafe of Q I flsllWd by~

The Hionourable Ann/ Slig MPPremier of the State of Q' en and,.

.;VW:lOOg

Signed for a1 d Ofl be',nJ/ of theifl e ofSo-ull, A/./sJ (ll'fl by

The Ho,nourable Mike Rann PPr mier of nIE: Stili o'Sou"h A~ ralia

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Signe(l for and OP'l bdwJf ollk AuslralwllCnp'lnl TemtuHj [nj

Jon Stanhope M I A(hie f MI [lIster of tll~ Au5trallan (apita I T it()1)i

:l009

Signed for and Ot~ hehl11J of the.tie of Vt.etoria ~I

The· Qnourable John Brumby MPPrem er of the Sta"e of VIctoria

2009

Signed !lJr 1l1d u behalf oj tiu~

Strite a/We tem Art5"it Jifl by

The Honourable corn Barnett MPPremier of he Sta e ofWe-stern Atr~ ralia

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igned for a ul on. beh(l~f of UteStatf' ifTI1~m(m{(I by

The Honourable David Bartlett MPPremier of the Stat ofTaSr'1Olniy

Signed for fwd on behalf of Ore NorlhemTe aoryby

Th,e Ho ourable Pav ~_e derson MILACh ef il1ister ot tile No h fi rrito'tY of Aust alia

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RESP.6008.001.0016

atianal Partnership AgrEEment on otural isa:>ter Resilier

The Parties have confirmed their commitment to this Agreement as follows:

Signed for mid 011 behalf of the COlli 11101111 eal thof AlIsh'alia by

The Honourable Kevin Rudd MPPrime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia

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Signed for alld 011 Ichaff of theState of. ew SOl/tll Wales by

The Honourable Nathan Rees MPPremier of the State of New South Wales

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Signed for alit? 011 behalf of theState 0fQlleellslalld by

The Honourable Anna Bligh MPPremier ofthe State of Oueensland

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Signed for mid 011 behalf of theState ofSollth Australia by

The Honourable Mike Rann MPPremier of the State of South Australia

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Signed for mid all behalf of the AI/strnlimlCapital TelTitory by

Jon Stanhope MLAChief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

Signed for {llId all behalf of thetate of Victoria by

The Honourable John Brumby MPPremier of the State of Victoria

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Signed for mid all behalf of theStnte ofl !este1'1l Australia by

The Honourable Colin Barnett MPPremier of the State of Westem Austrolia

2009

Signed for mid 011 lJellnlf of theState of Taslllmlia by

The Honourable David Bartlett MPPremier of the State of Tasmania

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Signed for mid all behalf of the forthem

Te(f2'HJ__The Honourable Paul Henderson MLAChief Minister ofthe Northern Territory of Australia

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RESP.6008.001.0017

National Partnership Agreement on Natural Disaster Resilience


Signed for and on behalf of tile ComlllonwealthofAustralia by


2009

behalf of the

The Honourable Nathan Rees MPPremier ofthe State of New South Wales

Signed for and on behalf of tlteState of Victoria by


28 OCT 2009 2009 2009

Signed for and on behalf of tileState of Queensland by

The Honourable Anna Bligh MPPremier ofthe State of Queensland

2009

Signed for and on bellllif of tlteState of South Australia by


2009

Signed for and on belllllf of tlte AustralianCapital Territory by

Jon Stanhope MLAChief Minister ofthe Australian Capital Territory

2009

Signed for and on behalf of tileState ofWestern Australia by

The Honourable Colin Barnett MPPremier of the State of Western Australia

2009

Signed for and on behalf of tlteState ofTaslllania by

The Honourable David Bartlett M PPremier of the State of Tasmania

2009

Signed for and on behalf of tile NortllernTerritory by

The Honourable Paul Henderson MLAChief Minister ofthe Northern Territory of Australia

2009

RESP.6008.001.0018

Tho. Parties h~ve wnfirmed the ir wmm itmellt to this Ag reement ~s follow"

Sig-ned ,Ii" nnd "" J"'hol/"f tj" ('omnH>Jm.",nl/horAuMrniilJ It,"

The Honour~bleKevin Rudd MPPri,," Min~ter o!th' (.ommol1",·,I:c of A'''tn.i,

S;glled ,~" ""'/ "" 1",<",1/ vi theStl1ft "fNfli' ,'Quth W"le,."y

Th@ HonOlJr~bl@ N~than R@@<MPP"m"r of the SIo\O of N<'" Sooth W.",

S;~ed I',.,. fflJd OIJ a,iwlf of ,I"St"t" "fQ,,,,'n8Im,,1 by

Th" Honou,~bleAnn~ Sligh MPP""",I,,' "r rJc ~l.L" d ~"'<n>I",-.:I

Signed for and on bel"'if "/ 11.,&I"~' 0/ ~uli< Au.,lrali" by

The Honourable Mikl Ronn MPPromi,,. o!th' Stoto of ~o"h iuJ<~.,1io

2D09

Signed fin m<d "" I"''''sf nf 'I.. !I".imi~m.C:"{fi~d 'I,m"ih;,-y I'Y

Jon Stanhop@MLAChief Min;'"!.,,- of l~'" A"'t,.l~" C,pit,1 T"'itcry

>009

Signed frrr ""d 0" ""half "f till'~tllh' '!fV"''''ler~ A;lb'Iml,o I'!I

The Hon<>urabl" Co~n B",nett MPP'w,lo' or u", ~l' l< "rwe,,"'.·.. ,A,s"""

Signed for ~JJd on belm!f of lIu'~I"/r; "rj",mn~i" I,y

The Honourable David Bartlett MPPromier of the 5tilto ofT,,,,,"n'"

f:;ig" ..r fvr ~Jrd on I"ll",~r of In., Nora..,."'llwril',yy 1,,1'

The Honou'al:>le Paul H@ndus<>nMLAd;<! Mlli,t", of h" florlh",rr Territory of "v>l,"l~

RESP.6008.001.0019

National Partnership Agreement on Natural Disaster Resilience


Signed for and on behalfof the CommonwealthofAustralia by

-~The Honourable Kevin Rudd MPPrime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia

2009

Signed for and on behalf of theState ofNew South Wales by


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Signed for and on behalf of theState ofQueensland by

The Honourable Anna Bligh MPPremier of the State of Queensland

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Signed for and on behalf of theState ofSouth Australia by


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Signed for and on behalf of the AustralianCapital Territory by


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Signed for and on behalf of theState of Victoria by


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Signed for and on behalf of theState ofWestern Australia by


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Signed for and on behalf of theState ofTasmania by


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Signed for and on behalf of the NorthernTerritonJ by

The Honourable Paul Henderson MLAChief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia

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RESP.6008.001.0020


Signed for and on behalf of the CommonwealthofAustralia by

The Honourable Kevin Rudd MPPrime Minister ofthe Commonwealth of Australia

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Signed fDr and on behalf Df theState Df Queensland by


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Signed for and on behalf of theState of SDuth Australia by


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Signed for and on behalf of the AustralianCapital TerritDry by


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Signed fDr and on behalf Df theState DfVictoria by


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Signed for and on behalf of theState DfTasmania by


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Signed for and on behalf of the NorthernTerritDry by


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RESP.6008.001.0021


Signed for and on behalfof the CommonwealthofAustralia by


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Signed for and on behalf of theState of Queensland by


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Signed for and on behalf of theState ofSouth Australia~

?--_vrt... ( LThe Honourable Mike Rann MPPremier of the State of South Australia

Signed for and on behalf of the AustralianCapital Territonj by


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Signed for and on behalf of theState of Victoria by


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Signed for and on behalf of theState of Tasmania by


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Signed for and on behalf of the NorthernTerritory by


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RESP.6008.001.0022

The Parties have confirmed the if commitment to this A;) reement a~ follows:

Sign.~d Iv r 1md {lit tdl(l~fuf tlw. C(l~mmm{rJ(~l~lth

ufA ll.~tmli(( h:;

The Honourable l(evj., Rudd MPfJ'ime Mini~tErof:h!'! Commonwealth af J\ustralll

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Signed for "tid Oil h.'1mij 0/ 'lieSto'lte of Neu: Smitlrl,\,r.7e.., by

gjgn~d for fmd (If/ [)f?!lJll( ~lr t'Ji~

S/nfe of \/icto";n. by

The Honourab~e N atha n Re(!s MP The Honourable John Brumby MPP'emie- of the State 0f New South Waies Premier or thO' o;;-::=tt~ of Virtml<l

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Signed fOr fwd Ot! [Uta/f 01' Ute Signed Jor I'lnd 1m {lcml~t" (I f thf-Statl~ uf Q'JR.w!;/(wd by State f.{~'\'htenl Au~tmlui 1~.r

"'~(~.; <--") '1 - ( ,)< ~ ~-"'" .. ~ ..- .. -

-p"~ ........... - ~ .... -

The HonoLJrabte Anna Sligh MP The Honourab~e Colin Barnett MPP~P. ml Po ' of thE'! St::ltP. of Q lo e ~ n~l.::md Pr~miG!r ortha St;ltc! of Vu'a~~rnAustrali~

J.cog J.':,lC9

S~ncd lor {iron en bellalr G1 tIre Si~ned fur (uul. 011 bdudf (If tlw~ lale 0(So nth. Ausl.mlirl (J If 8iak r{ i'rr.>f1'i'111ia fly. .

Th Ii!: Honourabll'! Mike Rann M.PPrl!ml~r of th~ St~t~ of50uth Australl..

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fjigned }l.lr mut {m Ixfinlj of the ilustmJ.f(l1lCropilal lerritory l1Jf

Jon Stanhupe MLACiief Mini:;ter ot'the ,\u~tralian Capital Territory

2009

The Honouf5lble David Bartlett MPPr~llliQr ofth:l St;:,tc of T~.sm<lnia

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Signed fi:l'r turd I'm 1.~Jmlf oj lhe 'NorthernTr-:rnl.fll'!J Inl

The Honourable Paul Henderson MLA(f-id Mini.,h'r nfth"" Nc:r~.1E'·rll Tp.rrihwr' ~fAl.s:l';)I:a

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RESP.6008.001.0023

nt e ation

N::ItionoJl Partmmhip Agreerne'1 Of' N"tlJra isaster Resilience

Forthe purposes of hisAgreeme ullefoillowing e initions~ppty~

DSCIIs"t,er mitigation - Measures t~k€ in advance of, or after, d dl a!>ler aimed at decn~asin9 oreli inating t e impact of disaster 0 society and the erwironment

ErnElrgenc.y management - A an9e' of eaSUrE~S to n image risks to communities and thee vironmentl including the organisation ,and ma'lag~ment of resour e!S for dealing with all aspects ofemergencl,es. Emergency managemen Involves the plans, stl'uct.ur~s and arrangements which ,areestablisheo to bring t'ogether the normal el1deavours of government, volunt.aryand private agem:les1n a comprehensivE! ill d coordina 'ed way to deal wit the whole spectrum of emergency needs,Including prevention, repar dness, response and recovery.

,In kind c'ontributions - A non-cash input w iell can be given a (1:1511 valUe!. In-krnd contributions arefor costs dir,ectly .3Issocla-ed with an approved project. lhey are not to be used for admrnistrativeove eads/ ongoing running costs or other core aetivi lies of State and/or local agendes.

Natural disaster - A serious disruption to .a communi yor region caus.ed by the impact of a natura Ilyoccurring, rapid 0 !ie ~v@nt that t reatens or causes death, injury 0 damage tu property or tileenviron ent, and which requ',res sig . Kant and coordin3 ed multo·agency and community respon5€.Anyone, 0 a co blnatlon, of the folloWing can cause serious disrupt on ,0 commun res,in'rastrucwre and the environment: bushfirej cyclone, earthquakej flood; landslide; storm; stormsurge; tornado ortsuliaml.

R. silience - The ,capadty t.o pre em/mitigate, prepare for, respond to a d recover from t e impactsof d sasters.

RESP.6008.001.0024

The Parties have confirmed the if commitment to this A;) reement a~ follows:

Sign.~d Iv r 1md {lit tdl(l~fuf tlw. C(l~mmm{rJ(~l~lth

ufA ll.~tmli(( h:;

The Honourable l(evj., Rudd MPfJ'ime Mini~tErof:h!'! Commonwealth af J\ustralll

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Signed for lItld Oil h.'1mij 0/ 'lieSto'lte of Neu: Smitlrl,\,r.7e-" by

gjgn~d for fmd (If/ [)f?!lJll( ~lr t'Ji~

S/nfe of \/ictodn. by

The Honourab~e N atha n Re(!s MP The Honourable John Brumby MPP'emie- of the State 0f New South Waies Premier or thO' o;;-::=tt~ of Virtml<l

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Signed fOr fwd Ot! lUta/f 01' Ute Signed Jor I'lnd 1m {lcml~t" (I f thf-Statl~ vf Q'JR.w!,hwd by State f.{~'\'htenl Au~tmlui 1~.r

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The HonoLJrabte Anna Sligh MP The Honourab~e Colin Barnett MPP~P. ml Po ' of thE'! St::ltP. of Q lo e ~ n~l.::md Pr~miG!r ortha St;ltc! of Vu'a~~rnAustrali~

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Jon Stanhupe MLACiief Mini:;ter ofthe ,\u~tralianCapital Territory

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The Honouf5lble David Bartlett MPPr~llliQr ofth:l St;:,tc of T~.sm<lnia

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