❓ Hon. Colin de Grussa asks about the progress of the review of emergency services acts, including cabinet discussion, related act reviews, and improvements to volunteer group relationships. The Minister confirms the review, cabinet approval for consolidation, and upcoming public consultation.
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FIRE AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES ACT — REVIEW
1252. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the
Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to question without notice
813, which I asked in this place on 13 August 2019.
(1) Has the discussion paper
referred to in part (1) of the response been discussed by cabinet?
(2) Has the
minister or his department conducted a review of related acts, including, but
not limited to, the Bush Fires Act 1954; and, if so, will he please table the
terms of reference for any such review and indicate when the review will be
completed?
(3) With reference to part (2) of the minster's
answer, will he please provide details of how the '' new emergency services legislation will
improve and modernise the relationship between all volunteer groups''
and how and when further consultation will occur?
SERVICES ACT — REVIEW
1252. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the
Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to question without notice
813, which I asked in this place on 13 August 2019.
(1) Has the discussion paper
referred to in part (1) of the response been discussed by cabinet?
(2) Has the
minister or his department conducted a review of related acts, including, but
not limited to, the Bush Fires Act 1954; and, if so, will he please table the
terms of reference for any such review and indicate when the review will be
completed?
(3) With reference to part (2) of the minster's
answer, will he please provide details of how the '' new emergency services legislation will
improve and modernise the relationship between all volunteer groups''
and how and when further consultation will occur?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The
Department of Fire and Emergency Services has conducted a review of the
emergency services acts. The emergency
services acts are defined in section 3 of the Fire and Emergency Services Act
1998 to mean the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998, the Bush Fires
Act 1954 and the Fire Brigades Act 1942. The review
has met the requirements of the Department of Treasury's regulatory
impact assessment guidelines . The regulatory gatekeeping unit issued a compliance
assessment notice on 3 May 2015.
Cabinet
has approved the consolidation of the three emergency services acts into a single
piece of legislation to modernise the relationship between all volunteer
groups and better reflect how our emergency services operate in the
twenty-first century. The next step is for the Parliamentary Counsel's
Office to draft an exposure draft bill. Once completed, the exposure draft bill
will be released for a comprehensive public comment period.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The
Department of Fire and Emergency Services has conducted a review of the
emergency services acts. The emergency
services acts are defined in section 3 of the Fire and Emergency Services Act
1998 to mean the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998, the Bush Fires
Act 1954 and the Fire Brigades Act 1942. The review
has met the requirements of the Department of Treasury's regulatory
impact assessment guidelines . The regulatory gatekeeping unit issued a compliance
assessment notice on 3 May 2015.
Cabinet
has approved the consolidation of the three emergency services acts into a single
piece of legislation to modernise the relationship between all volunteer
groups and better reflect how our emergency services operate in the
twenty-first century. The next step is for the Parliamentary Counsel's
Office to draft an exposure draft bill. Once completed, the exposure draft bill
will be released for a comprehensive public comment period.
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