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992 - Roads - REGIONAL ROADS AND TRANSPORT RECOVERY PACKAGE

Farraway, Sam to the Minister for Jobs and Tourism, Special Minister of State, Minister for Roads, Minister for the Arts, and Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy

(1) Can the Minister give a reason why she is unable to give timelines of projects from the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package?

(2) Has the Minister or Transport for NSW briefed the Commonwealth Government on the delays to the roll out of the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package?

(3) Will the Minister maintain that projects must have all physical works and expenditure completed within two years from signing of the funding deed?

(4) When will the New South Wales Reconstruction Authority provide the advice and/or confirmation that the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package projects meet Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements requirements?

(5) Has the New South Wales Reconstruction Authority taken over the running and administration of the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package?

(6) Which councils are Transport for NSW representatives and technical assessors supporting to source evidence required to demonstrate compliance with Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements?

(7) Has the Minister written to the Commonwealth Government requesting round 2 of funding using the outcomes so far of the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package?

(8) Can the Minister outline how the Government will strengthen the regional transport network’s capacity to withstand natural disasters?

(9) Can the Minister outline how the Government will be improving the reliability of the regional transport network for regional communities during and after natural disaster events?

(10) Can the Minister outline how the Government will be enhancing the adaptability of the regional transport network during and after natural disaster events?

(11) Can the Minister outline how Transport for NSW will be improving the regional transport network’s ability to respond and recover when natural disasters do occur?

(12) Can the Minister explain what deeds are being reviewed under the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package program?

(13) Is the review of the deeds for the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package program a Government review?

(14) Will the Minister be reviewing all successful projects?

(15) Can the Minister give assurances that any successful projects already announced and currently under review will still go ahead?
Answer -

I am advised

Transport for NSW continues to lead the delivery of the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package under Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements requirements.

The NSW and Australian Governments have committed $312.5 million towards the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package. It is among the first of the betterment programs in NSW supporting the planning, development and delivery of resilient infrastructure in priority areas affected by the severe weather and flooding in early 2022.

Transport for NSW is working with councils and the NSW Reconstruction Authority to ensure Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package projects meet Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements requirements. The NSW Reconstruction Authority is the coordinating agency for natural disaster assistance and serves as the single point of contact with the Australian Government in relation to disaster funding.

Transport for NSW representatives and technical assessors continue to support all 24 councils with successful Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package projects to source evidence required to demonstrate Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements compliance. A list of successful council projects is available on the Transport for NSW website. In line with the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package Program Guidelines, projects must have all physical works and expenditure completed two years from signing of the funding deed.

Outcomes of the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package will inform future resilience priorities.

The NSW Government works with key partners, including the Australian Government and local government on a range of initiatives that aim to build the resilience of the integrated transport network.

Initiatives include: the Network Resilience Program; rail corridor bushfire risk mitigation; the Infrastructure Betterment Fund (led by the Reconstruction Authority); the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package; and the Regional and Local Roads Repair Program.

Question asked on 4 August 2023 (session 58-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 63
Answer received on 25 August 2023 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 78

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