Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements
The joint Australian, state and territory governments' Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) provide a range of financial assistance to the natural disaster-declared areas in each state or territory.
For the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Kelvin and associated flooding which occurred between 17 to 19 February 2018, the available assistance measures include:
- personal hardship and distress assistance
- personal and financial counselling
- counter disaster operations
- restoration of essential public assets
- interest rate subsidies for small businesses and primary producers
- freight subsidies for primary producers.
For information on available recovery assistance, visit the Office of Emergency Management website.
For further information on recovery arrangements, visit the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements page.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade may replace passports that have been lost or damaged in declared natural disasters free of charge, visit the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website.
