❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Minister for Emergency Services' relationship with the Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades (AVBFB), specifically concerning reporting lines and comments made on social media. The Minister confirms refusing direct reports and acknowledges his social media comments.
AnsweredQoN 567Legislative Council
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ASSOCIATION
OF VOLUNTEER BUSH FIRE BRIGADES
567. Hon ALANNA CLOHESY to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades.
(1) Can the
Minister for Emergency Services confirm that he has refused to allow the bush
fire service volunteer advisory committee to formally report to him as
minister, even though the legislation that his predecessor created explicitly
allows for that to occur?
(2) If yes to
(1), is it because the minister would prefer the sanitised version from his
department?
(3) Can the
minister confirm that on the Facebook page of the AVBFB, it was he who
personally wrote, and I quote according to my notes, ''It's a
shame the association has been hijacked by factions'' and ''It's
clearly time for new non-political leadership at the AVBFB!''?
OF VOLUNTEER BUSH FIRE BRIGADES
567. Hon ALANNA CLOHESY to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades.
(1) Can the
Minister for Emergency Services confirm that he has refused to allow the bush
fire service volunteer advisory committee to formally report to him as
minister, even though the legislation that his predecessor created explicitly
allows for that to occur?
(2) If yes to
(1), is it because the minister would prefer the sanitised version from his
department?
(3) Can the
minister confirm that on the Facebook page of the AVBFB, it was he who
personally wrote, and I quote according to my notes, ''It's a
shame the association has been hijacked by factions'' and ''It's
clearly time for new non-political leadership at the AVBFB!''?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for Emergency Services, I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. Under
section 25(3) of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998, the other volunteer advisory
committees have all elected to report to the Fire and Emergency Services
Commissioner. There were no compelling grounds to make an exception for the
Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades.
(2) No.
(3) Yes.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. Under
section 25(3) of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998, the other volunteer advisory
committees have all elected to report to the Fire and Emergency Services
Commissioner. There were no compelling grounds to make an exception for the
Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades.
(2) No.
(3) Yes.
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