❓ Mr Redman questions the authority of DFES to restrict volunteers from contacting MPs and the consequences of breaching the code of conduct. The Minister clarifies volunteers' rights as citizens but emphasises their responsibility to the Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES VOLUNTEERS —CODE OF CONDUCT — COMMUNICATION
WITH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
467. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I have a supplementary question.
What authority does DFES have to prevent volunteers from raising legitimate
concerns with their elected members of Parliament, and what consequences will
be imposed on volunteers if they breach the minister's code of conduct?
EMERGENCY SERVICES VOLUNTEERS —CODE OF CONDUCT — COMMUNICATION
WITH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
467. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I have a supplementary question.
What authority does DFES have to prevent volunteers from raising legitimate
concerns with their elected members of Parliament, and what consequences will
be imposed on volunteers if they breach the minister's code of conduct?
AnswerView source ↗
They are covered by the Fire and
Emergency Services Act, and if they have something that they want to take up
with the member as an elected member, outside their role as a volunteer, of course
they can; they are citizens. But their first point of call is their
responsibility to the commissioner under an act of Parliament—something
you, as a former minister, should know.
Emergency Services Act, and if they have something that they want to take up
with the member as an elected member, outside their role as a volunteer, of course
they can; they are citizens. But their first point of call is their
responsibility to the commissioner under an act of Parliament—something
you, as a former minister, should know.
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