Answers to Questions

State Emergency Relief Fund

28 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (30 July 2015). In relation to the State Emergency Relief Fund—

1. Were there expenses associated with the cost of distributing the public donations into the State Emergency Relief Fund following the Sampson Flat bushfire and, if so, what were they?

2. Did these costs come out of funds donated or is there a ministerial account to cover these costs?

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): I have been advised:

1. There are administrative costs associated with the distribution of the publicly donated moneys deposited into the State Emergency Relief Fund (SERF) following the Sampson Flat bushfire.

2 Pursuant to the Emergency Management Act 2004, all administrative costs associated with the collection and distribution of money donated by the public into SERF are absorbed by the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion. One hundred percent of the money donated by the public is directed to those affected by the bushfire.