Flood Recovery

368 The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) ().28 August 2024). Can the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water advise:

1. Has Green Industries South Australia surveyed flooded residents who did not register for demolition and ask why they chose not to do so?

2. Can Green Industries South Australia please provide the communication schedule informing residents of how to register?

3. What number of properties were demolished by Johns Lyng Group or Disaster Management Australia as part of the flood recovery?

4. What number of properties did Green Industries South Australia inherit that were still to be demolished when they received the returned contract from Johns Lyng Group or Disaster Management Australia?

5. In addition to the spending on Johns Lyng Group or Disaster Management Australia, how much has Green Industries South Australia spent on the recovery and clean-up program?

6. How much of the supplies and services expenditure within the program summary was allocated towards the River Murray Flood Waste Clean-Up Program in 2023-24?

7. How much of the supplies and services expenditure within the program summary is allocated towards the River Murray Flood Waste Clean-Up Program in 2024-25?

8. Was there a fee to be paid to Johns Lyng Group or Disaster Management Australia (JLG/DMA) for completing the flood recovery work? If so, how much was that fee? Was some or all of that fee paid despite the work being incomplete upon handover to Green Industries South Australia? If so, how much was paid?

9. Did JLG/DMA provide any financial undertakings or performance guarantees under the contract?

10. Did JLG/DMA achieve completion under the contract? What is the status of the undertakings?

11. For any outstanding undertakings, what timeline is the completion expected?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): The Minister for Climate, Environment and Water has advised:

1. No. GISA's case management team has supported the 1,934 property owners who registered for services offered under the program, including demolitions. The availability of services under the program was widely communicated to flood-impacted communities.

GISA has not surveyed residents who did not register for assistance and therefore have not provided their contact details. GISA is not able to comment on whether residents or property owners were flood impacted if they did not register under the program.

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3. Johns Lyng Group oversaw the demolition of 196 properties prior to conclusion of its management of clean-up operations.

4. Green Industries SA did not receive a returned contract from Johns Lyng Group.

5. As at 30 June 2024, in addition to the $38.864 million spent with Johns Lyng Group, Green Industries SA has spent $10.3 million.

6. The 2023-24 supplies and services estimated result of $53.295 million includes $49.125 million allocated to the flood program. Of this, $23.946 million was unspent funds carried over from 2022-23.

7. The 2024-25 supplies and services expenditure budget does not include funds allocated towards the River Murray Flood Waste Clean-Up Program. All flood program expenditure in 2024-25 is subject to carryover of funds unspent at 30 June 2024.

8. No. Johns Lyng Group were engaged on a cost-plus basis and were hence paid only in relation to actual work completed on the project.

9. Under the contract, Johns Lyng Group provided to GISA two bank guarantees with a total value of $1.5 million to be released as $1 million upon project completion and $0.5 million on expiry of the defects liability period (nine months following project completion).

10. Johns Lyng Group has completed its operations under the contract and $1 million of the bank guarantee has been released by GISA. The remaining bank guarantee is scheduled to be released on expiry of the defects liability period under the contract, expected January 2025.

11. As per above at point 10.