❓ Hon Diane Evers asks the government about steps taken to minimise prescribed burning and rapidly suppress wildfires, given the health impacts of smoke. The answer refers to another question.
AnsweredQoN 3409Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Given that smoke from fire in native and introduced vegetation can exacerbate cardiovasculor diseases and respiratory diseases such as asthma and emphysema and can cause lung cancer and deaths among community members, fire fighters and those conducting prescribed burns, what steps is the Government taking to: (a) minimise the amount of prescribed burning; and (b) implement rapid detection and at-source suppression of wildfire ignitions?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
26 November 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
8 days
Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 3411.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.