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(3) Under the National Partnership on COVID-19 Response agreement, the states and territories submit monthly estimates to the National Health Funding Body on the 15th of each month for the following month.
COVID-19 expenditure under the NPA are under three categories. The estimates submitted to 30 June 2020 are as follows:
(Data is available at the Chamber Support Office).
Total funding received from the Commonwealth to 30 June 2020 is $41.668 million.
This total includes the Private Hospital Viability Payment, which is 100 per cent funded by the Commonwealth. Funding for hospital services payments and state public health payments are funded 50:50 with the ACT.
The estimated impact of $68.756 million is subject to reconciliation and may be impacted by the results of this review undertaken by the Commonwealth. Any unspent 2019-20 appropriation for COVID-19 response was returned to Consolidated Revenue.
(4) The financial results for the year ended 30 June 2020 for Canberra Health Services and the ACT Health Directorate have not been completed. These figures will be published in the respective Annual Reports.
Environment—Hackett horse paddocks
(Question No 3172)
Ms Lee asked the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, upon notice, on 3 July 2020:
(1) What is the current status of the Hacket horse holding paddocks.
(2) Has any community consultation process been undertaken for future management of this area.
(3) Are any particular additional protections being considered for the regent honeyeater, superb parrot and gang gangs that have been sighted in the area recently after a long absence; if so, what are they; if not, why not.
Mr Gentleman: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The horse paddocks are currently operating and being managed by Territory Agistment Pty Ltd. Between 10-12 horses are agisted on site.
(2) No.
(3) The flora and fauna ecosystems and values at the Watson/Hackett horse paddocks, including habitat of the Regent Honeyeater, Superb Parrot and the Gang-gang Cockatoo, which are nationally, or locally endangered or vulnerable bird species, are being considered.
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