34682 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Written Question

Published date: 17 Aug 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	34682 (2026)
Question asked:	02 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery
Minister replying:	Hon Mark Mitchell
Answer received:	11 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_34682_2026
Document guid:	65853162-4e35-468a-a665-48743a90549f

34682 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery: How much, if any, has been spent in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar, since 27 November 2023?

Hon Mark Mitchell: The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is a departmental agency hosted by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). NEMA was previously hosted by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) from 27 November 2023 to 24 September 2025. In my capacity as the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery I am not the Responsible Minister, the Prime Minister and Minister for Internal Affairs are the respective Responsible Minister for the Vote. I therefore refer the Member to the Prime Minister’s response to PQ 26577 (2026) and the Minister of Internal Affairs response to PQ 34769 (2026).