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  <date date="2020-12-01" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Grant Programs</name>
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          <heading>Grant Programs</heading>
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        <name>In reply to Dr CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2020-12-01">
            <name>Grant Programs</name>
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        </questions>
        <text id="20201201d9b5066cf56a4ac9b0001542">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4622">Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition)</by> (24 November 2020).  (Estimates Committee A)</inserted>
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      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4837" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Black</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Environment and Water</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2020-12-01">
            <name>Grant Programs</name>
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          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4837">The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water):</by>  In response to question 14 and 15, I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2019-20 and across the forward estimates for the Environment Protection Authority-Controlled:</inserted>
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                <cell>Grant program / fund name </cell>
                <cell>Purpose of grant program / fund </cell>
                <cell>2019-20 Actual $000</cell>
                <cell>2020-21 Budget $000</cell>
                <cell>21-2022 Estimate $000</cell>
                <cell>2022-23 Estimate $000</cell>
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                <cell>National Environment Protection Council (NEPC)</cell>
                <cell>SA's contribution towards the secretariat operational budget for the NEPC Service Corporation</cell>
                <cell>17,325.00</cell>
                <cell>17,325.00</cell>
                <cell>17,325.00</cell>
                <cell>17,325.00</cell>
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          <inserted>The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2019-20 and across the forward estimates for the Environment Protection Authority—Administered:</inserted>
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            <table>
              <rowtitle>
                <cell>Grant program / fund name </cell>
                <cell>Purpose of grant program / fund </cell>
                <cell>2018-19 Estimated result $000</cell>
                <cell>2019-20 Budget $000</cell>
                <cell>2020-21 Estimate $000</cell>
                <cell>2021-22 Estimate $000</cell>
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                <cell>Nil</cell>
                <cell />
                <cell />
                <cell />
                <cell />
                <cell />
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        <text id="20201201d9b5066cf56a4ac9b0001549" />
        <text id="20201201d9b5066cf56a4ac9b0001550">
          <inserted>The following table details the <term>new</term> commitment of grants in 2019-20 for the Environment Protection Authority—Controlled:</inserted>
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              <rowtitle>
                <cell>Grant program / fund name</cell>
                <cell>Beneficiary / Recipient</cell>
                <cell>Purpose</cell>
                <cell>Value$</cell>
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                <cell>Nil</cell>
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                <cell />
                <cell />
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        <text id="20201201d9b5066cf56a4ac9b0001553">
          <inserted>For the period of 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020, below is a breakdown of all grants paid by the Environment Protection Authority, including when the payment was made to the recipient, and when the grant agreement was signed by both parties:</inserted>
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              <rowtitle>
                <cell>Date</cell>
                <cell>Grant program / fund name</cell>
                <cell>Beneficiary / Recipient</cell>
                <cell>Purpose</cell>
                <cell>Value$</cell>
                <cell>Agreement Signed</cell>
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                <cell>May 2020</cell>
                <cell>National Environment Protection Council (NEPC)</cell>
                <cell>Department of Agriculture, Water &amp; Environment</cell>
                <cell>NEPC Operational Contribution—2019-20</cell>
                <cell>17,324.99</cell>
                <cell>11 October 2019</cell>
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