❓ Hon. Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Emergency Services regarding presumptive PTSD protections for volunteer emergency service workers, similar to those provided to career firefighters. The Minister acknowledges ongoing conversations with relevant associations.
AnsweredQoN 235Legislative Council
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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER PRESUMPTION — FIRST RESPONDERS
235. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency
Services:
I
refer to the open letter sent to the minister's office from all WA's
fire and emergency services volunteer associations on behalf of the more than 26 000 emergency
service volunteers they represent calling for presumptive post-traumatic stress disorder protections to be provided to volunteers in the same manner
they are provided to career firefighters.
(1) Can the minister please table
the letter and his response?
(2) Will the state government expand
presumptive PTSD protections to emergency services volunteers?
(3) If no to (3), why not?
DISORDER PRESUMPTION — FIRST RESPONDERS
235. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency
Services:
I
refer to the open letter sent to the minister's office from all WA's
fire and emergency services volunteer associations on behalf of the more than 26 000 emergency
service volunteers they represent calling for presumptive post-traumatic stress disorder protections to be provided to volunteers in the same manner
they are provided to career firefighters.
(1) Can the minister please table
the letter and his response?
(2) Will the state government expand
presumptive PTSD protections to emergency services volunteers?
(3) If no to (3), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) There was
correspondence to my office; however, it was not in the form of an open letter.
I continue to engage proactively with the Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services
Association of WA on all matters that are important to it.
(2)–(3) Conversations
are ongoing with the WA emergency services association about presumptive PTSD.
some notice of the question.
(1) There was
correspondence to my office; however, it was not in the form of an open letter.
I continue to engage proactively with the Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services
Association of WA on all matters that are important to it.
(2)–(3) Conversations
are ongoing with the WA emergency services association about presumptive PTSD.
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