❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding compliance rates with the Fire and Emergency Services Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (No 3) and how non-compliance was identified. Shows high compliance overall, but lower in volunteer services.
AnsweredQoN 492Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
FIRE AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES WORKER (RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS) DIRECTIONS (NO 3)
492. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the Fire and Emergency
Services Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (No 3).
(1) How many
staff and volunteers currently comply with the direction as a percentage of
total persons subject to the vaccination mandate by —
(a) Department of
Fire and Emergency Services staff;
(b) the career fire and rescue
service;
(c)
the volunteer fire and rescue service;
(d) the State Emergency Service;
(e) the Bush Fire Service of Western Australia;
(f) the Volunteer Marine Rescue Western
Australia; and
(g) the Volunteer Fire and Emergency
Services?
(2) How has DFES identified
noncompliance with the directions?
(3) How many instances of
noncompliance with the directions to date have been identified?
SERVICES WORKER (RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS) DIRECTIONS (NO 3)
492. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the Fire and Emergency
Services Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (No 3).
(1) How many
staff and volunteers currently comply with the direction as a percentage of
total persons subject to the vaccination mandate by —
(a) Department of
Fire and Emergency Services staff;
(b) the career fire and rescue
service;
(c)
the volunteer fire and rescue service;
(d) the State Emergency Service;
(e) the Bush Fire Service of Western Australia;
(f) the Volunteer Marine Rescue Western
Australia; and
(g) the Volunteer Fire and Emergency
Services?
(2) How has DFES identified
noncompliance with the directions?
(3) How many instances of
noncompliance with the directions to date have been identified?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The
Department of Fire and Emergency Services staff and volunteers registered who
currently comply with the direction as a percentage of total persons subject to
the vaccination mandate are —
(a) DFES staff—98.4 per cent.
(b) career fire and rescue service—97.48
per cent.
(c) volunteer fire and rescue service—80.87
per cent.
(d) State Emergency Service—93.94
per cent.
(e) The Bush Fire Service is the
responsibility of local government.
(f) Volunteer Marine Rescue—89.02
per cent.
(g) Volunteer Fire and Emergency
Services—76.66 per cent.
(2) DFES
instructed employees and volunteers to provide evidence of their vaccination status,
temporary exemption or medical exemption. Employees and volunteers who did not
provide evidence as instructed were deemed noncompliant with the directions.
(3) DFES—three ; career fire and rescue
service—16; Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service—474; State
Emergency Service—138; Bush Fire Service staff are the responsibility
of local government; Volunteer Marine Rescue—172; and Volunteer Fire
and Emergency Service—21.
some notice of the question.
(1) The
Department of Fire and Emergency Services staff and volunteers registered who
currently comply with the direction as a percentage of total persons subject to
the vaccination mandate are —
(a) DFES staff—98.4 per cent.
(b) career fire and rescue service—97.48
per cent.
(c) volunteer fire and rescue service—80.87
per cent.
(d) State Emergency Service—93.94
per cent.
(e) The Bush Fire Service is the
responsibility of local government.
(f) Volunteer Marine Rescue—89.02
per cent.
(g) Volunteer Fire and Emergency
Services—76.66 per cent.
(2) DFES
instructed employees and volunteers to provide evidence of their vaccination status,
temporary exemption or medical exemption. Employees and volunteers who did not
provide evidence as instructed were deemed noncompliant with the directions.
(3) DFES—three ; career fire and rescue
service—16; Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service—474; State
Emergency Service—138; Bush Fire Service staff are the responsibility
of local government; Volunteer Marine Rescue—172; and Volunteer Fire
and Emergency Service—21.
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