Budget Papers NRRA
May 2021
Shane Stone is the Co-ordinator General of the National Recovery & Resilience Agency (NRRA) established by the Morrison Government in the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet in response to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements. The new Agency was launched by Prime Minister Morrison in Townsville on 5 May 2021. The Agency incorporates the National Drought and North Queensland Flood Recovery & Response Agency (NDNQFRRA), the National Bushfire Recovery Agency (NBRA), certain responsibilities of Emergency Management Australia (EMA) including natural disaster risk reduction, preparedness functions, as well as management of specific disaster recovery programs, (formerly Department of Home Affairs) and the Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) (formerly Department of Agriculture, Environment & Water). NRRA supersedes Shane Stone’s former roles as Co-ordinator General NDNQFRRA and Chairman & CEO of the North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery Agency (NQLIRA) following the devastating monsoon and floods in January 2019. The Budget Papers 2021-22 Extract sets out the relationship of the NRRA to the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet, the portfolio overview, and the NRRA entity overview and resources.
- Document type: Document
- Time period: Australian Public Service
- People: Joshua FRYDENBERG, Scott MORRISON
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