❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks the Premier when presumptive PTSD protections will be extended to fire and emergency service volunteers, similar to protections for police, firefighters, and paramedics. The Premier highlights existing protections for some first responders and ongoing work with police.
AnsweredQoN 1510Legislative Council
Asked
28 November 2023
Member
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier
QuestionView source ↗
FIRE AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES — VOLUNTEERS — PTSD PRESUMPTION
1510. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
commitment yesterday to extend presumptive post-traumatic stress disorder
protections to Western Australian police officers.
(1) Noting that career firefighters and paramedics are
also now covered by presumptive PTSD protection, when will the Premier extend
this same level of protection to WA's 26 000 fire and emergency service
volunteers?
(2) Do fire and
emergency service volunteers have a different PTSD risk compared with WA
police, career firefighters and paramedics?
(3) When will the presumptive PTSD
protections for WA police come into effect?
SERVICES — VOLUNTEERS — PTSD PRESUMPTION
1510. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
commitment yesterday to extend presumptive post-traumatic stress disorder
protections to Western Australian police officers.
(1) Noting that career firefighters and paramedics are
also now covered by presumptive PTSD protection, when will the Premier extend
this same level of protection to WA's 26 000 fire and emergency service
volunteers?
(2) Do fire and
emergency service volunteers have a different PTSD risk compared with WA
police, career firefighters and paramedics?
(3) When will the presumptive PTSD
protections for WA police come into effect?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question—the National Party's first question
to the Premier in this house since he was elected almost six months ago.
(1)–(3) This
state Labor government has introduced presumptive work-related post-traumatic
stress disorder protections to ambulance
officers and career firefighters—something the former Liberal–National
government never did. I have asked the Minister for Police to work with
the Western Australia Police Force and the Western Australian Police Union to
extend the presumption of work-related PTSD to WA police officers.
some notice of the question—the National Party's first question
to the Premier in this house since he was elected almost six months ago.
(1)–(3) This
state Labor government has introduced presumptive work-related post-traumatic
stress disorder protections to ambulance
officers and career firefighters—something the former Liberal–National
government never did. I have asked the Minister for Police to work with
the Western Australia Police Force and the Western Australian Police Union to
extend the presumption of work-related PTSD to WA police officers.
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