Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA)

The Australia Government provides funding to State and Territory Governments under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) to help pay for recovery work and provide relief caused by disaster events.

The NDRRA are based on the terms and conditions in the NDRRA Determination 2007. The Attorney-General’s Department administers the NDRRA on behalf of the Australian Government. For more information, visit the NDRRA Guidelines page.

A State or Territory may claim NDRRA funding if:

• a natural disaster occurs

• State or Territory relief and recovery expenditure for that event exceeds $240,000

• the State or Territory notifies the Attorney-General’s Department of the event.

The amount of NDRRA reimbursement for natural disaster expenditure for each State and Territory is dependent on set thresholds. The thresholds are available on the NDRRA Guidelines page.

The NDRRA apply to the following natural disasters:

• bushfire

• earthquake

• flood

• storm

• cyclone

• storm surge

• landslide

• tsunami

• meteorite strike

• tornado

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Regional Services has responsibility for administering grants to local government bodies for the recovery of local government assets and services.

Financial assistance is subject to funding availability and is made in accordance with the NDRRA principles and assessment criteria which are applied to each application.

There is no longer a need for a State of Emergency or State of Disaster to be declared for applications for assistance to be considered. If the Northern Territory has incurred total expenditure after a disaster or event of $240,000 or more then relief and recovery arrangements can be instigated.

Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA)

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