❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Minister for Environment's awareness of a report on succession planning within the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and preparedness for the upcoming fire season. The Minister's answer focuses on briefings related to the Margaret River bushfire inquiry and general fire preparedness.
AnsweredQoN 8752Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Minister's concession that he did not sight the September 2011 report by Integral Development and Lynda Folan into the Department of Environment and Conservation's succession planning until February 2012, and I ask:
(a) what is the nature of any pre-fire season briefing that the Minister will receive from the Department this year; and
(b) what measures will the Minister initiate to ensure that he is fully informed?
(a) what is the nature of any pre-fire season briefing that the Minister will receive from the Department this year; and
(b) what measures will the Minister initiate to ensure that he is fully informed?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
6 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
41 days
(a)-(b) I have been and will continue to be briefed on DEC's progress in implementing the recommendations of the Special Inquiry into the November 2011 Margaret River bushfire and on DEC's general preparedness for bushfires. I will continue to receive regular fortnightly briefings on progress and trends in DEC's prescribed burning program and fire suppression operations throughout the season and will also continue to receive briefings on other notable and strategic matters as required
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