Senate debates
Monday, 23 March 2020
Bills
Assistance for Severely Affected Regions (Special Appropriation) (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Structured Finance Support (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020, Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020, Boosting Cash Flow for Employers (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020; In Committee
9:59 pm
Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source
The government will be opposing this amendment. The federal government will only provide direct payments from the severely affected regions fund to states and territories, where local governments are best placed to administer a program. The Commonwealth will arrange for the funds to be administered to the local government entity via the states and territories using well-established mechanisms.
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