Hon Martin Aldridge asks the Minister for Emergency Services about advice provided by DFES to the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) regarding the use of the EM Act and Public Health Act during the COVID-19 response. The Minister requests more time to provide the information.

AnsweredQoN 333Legislative Council
Asked
7 April 2022
Portfolio
Emergency Services

QuestionView source ↗

STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE — FIRE
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ADVICE
333. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to pages 23 and 24
of the 2020–21 annual report of the State Emergency Management
Committee, which states —
DFES provided analysis of the use
of the EM Act and Public Health Act 2016 to assist with management of the
COVID-19 response, 7 May 2021.
(1) Will the minister please identify the person or persons
who provided the advice to SEMC?
(2) Will the minister please table the advice provided by
DFES to the SEMC in relation to this matter?
(3) Noting the
annual report's reference to the SEMC monitoring the use of powers
under the EM act, will the minister please table any relevant report, advice or
document in regard to this?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
Given the detail required,
it is not possible to provide this information in the time provided. The
honourable member may wish to place his question on notice.

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