Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

This government, working closely with the New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner, acted on the basis of the advice we received to provide for income loss payments for Rural Fire Service members when they are out there for more than 10 days, and we did so at the request of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner. When we received that request from the New South Wales government, we acted on that request. I think more than $6 million has since been paid to those fire service members on the basis of their being out there for more than 10 days. That same offer was made to other states. It has not been taken up by Victoria; it has a different view. (Time expired)

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