Ms. Quirk asks the Minister for Environment if he will resign due to ignoring warnings related to fire management, given revelations about the Department of Environment and Conservation. The Minister responds by referencing succession planning recommendations from the Keelty and Ferguson reports, stating that a plan has been implemented.

AnsweredQoN 514Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 September 2012
Portfolio
Environment

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DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION — FIRE MANAGEMENT STAFF
514. Ms M.M. QUIRK to the Minister for Environment:
I have a supplementary question. Given these revelations,
will the minister now accept that he ignored clear warnings and that he should
take responsibility and resign?

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Recommendation 3 of the Keelty report suggested that there needs to be succession planning; likewise with the
Ferguson report. The succession plan has been implemented.

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