A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses concerns about potential budget cuts affecting St John Ambulance's emergency helicopter service and allegations of senior management overruling dispatch decisions. The Minister denies budget cuts and redirects the second question to St John Ambulance.

AnsweredQoN 825Legislative Council
Asked
8 September 2009
Portfolio
Police

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ST JOHN AMBULANCE — EMERGENCY HELICOPTER
(1) Is it true that St John Ambulance has been asked to reduce its use of the emergency helicopter funded under the Fire and Emergency Services Authority budget because of cuts to the FESA budget? (2) Can the minister confirm reports that senior management at St John Ambulance has overruled communications centre staff decisions to send the emergency helicopter to attend regional crashes? Hon PETER COLLIER

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises — (1) No; there have been no budget cuts. (2) This question needs to be redirected to St John Ambulance.
(2) Can the minister confirm reports that senior management at St John Ambulance has overruled communications centre staff decisions to send the emergency helicopter to attend regional crashes? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises — (1) No; there have been no budget cuts. (2) This question needs to be redirected to St John Ambulance.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises — (1) No; there have been no budget cuts. (2) This question needs to be redirected to St John Ambulance.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises — (1) No; there have been no budget cuts. (2) This question needs to be redirected to St John Ambulance.
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises — (1) No; there have been no budget cuts. (2) This question needs to be redirected to St John Ambulance.
(1) No; there have been no budget cuts. (2) This question needs to be redirected to St John Ambulance.
(2) This question needs to be redirected to St John Ambulance.

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