170APrescribed expenditure to assist council with natural disaster response

#### 170A Prescribed expenditure to assist council with natural disaster response 170A Prescribed expenditure to assist council with natural disaster response > > (1) For the Act, section 55(3)(n)(i), the amount of $500,000 is prescribed, but only for a contract that— > > > > > (a) is primarily for the purpose of response to or recovery from a declared natural disaster, and > > > > > (b) is entered into within 12 months after the date on which the natural disaster is declared. > > > (2) In this section— > > > > declared natural disaster means a natural disaster that has been declared in relation to the area of a council by either— > > > > > (a) a Natural Disaster Declaration for the purposes of the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements jointly administered by the Commonwealth and the States and Territories, or > > > > > (b) a declaration under the [State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-165), section 33. > > **s 170A:** Ins 2022 (279), sec 3.