Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010

During a declared emergency (Level 4)The Group is responsible for funding as per Level 3 above.Local authorities take full first line responsibility for dealing with the impact of disaster in their geographic andfunctional areas of responsibility. This includes the prior provision of the necessary physical and financialresources needed for response and recovery.Each local authority is to be responsible for meeting all emergency expenditure incurred in its district or under itsjurisdiction, and arising out of the use of its resources and services under the control of either a local Controller(directed to carry out any of the functions or duties of, or delegated to by, the Group Controller), or the GroupController.A clear record of who authorises any expenditure, its purpose etc is required to be kept.The Group Controller will ensure all costs are properly accounted for.8.4.3 RECOVERING COSTS IN A CIVIL DEFENCE EMERGENCYUpon termination of a declared Level 4 emergency, the Group Controller will recommend to the CDEM Groupwhich costs could reasonably be met by the Group. There may be circumstances where shared Group fundingcould be applied where there are widespread adverse regional impacts, and consequential regional benefits fromlocalised response efforts to reverse these impacts.Claims for government assistance are to be made by the organisation incurring the expenditure. When adeclaration involves more than one district (Level 4), the CDEM Group will co-ordinate and check respective localauthority claims, independently prepare a claim for agreed Group costs, and submit the consolidated application.Any reimbursement of CDEM Group expenditure by central government will be distributed back to constituentcouncils in accord with the method outlined in section 8.4.5, or as otherwise agreed.Volunteers suffering personal injury or damage to or loss of property while carrying out emergency work underthe control or authority of a Controller may also submit claims to the local authority employing the Controller, orin the case of the Group Controller to the CDEM Group (refer to sections 108 and 109 CDEM Act 2002).8.4.4 EMERGENCY RECOVERY FINANCESUpon termination of a declared emergency, the expenditure management regime established for the responsephase must be closed off and re-commenced for the recovery phase under the control of the Recovery Manager.A clear record of who authorises any expenditure, its purpose etc is required to be kept to support claims forGovernment subsidies and repayments.The Recovery Manager will ensure all costs are properly accounted for.The Recovery Manager will recommend to the CDEM Group which recovery costs could reasonably be met by theGroup, and which costs could be recovered from the government. Claims for government assistance are to bemade by the organisation incurring the expenditure, or in the case where there are agreed Group costs, by theCDEM Group. Any central government involvement will be contingent upon the principles and conditions set outin Part 10 of the National Civil Defence Plan (2005).Central government assistance for recovery from damage to private property, productive enterprises etc. is onlyavailable if it can be shown that the risk was uninsurable and hardship can be demonstrated.If it becomes apparent that there will be a significant number of people suffering financial hardship and moreimmediate relief is required, Mayoral Relief Funds may be established (refer Section 6, section 6.6.7).Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010-2015 Page 68