❓ Hon Martin Aldridge requests the Minister for Emergency Services to table a letter from WA's fire and emergency services volunteer associations regarding presumptive PTSD protections for volunteers, and the Minister's response. The Minister will seek permission to table the letter unredacted.
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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER PRESUMPTION — FIRST
RESPONDERS
297. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to question without notice
235, asked on 20 March 2024, regarding a letter sent to the minister's
office from all of WA's fire and
emergency services volunteer associations on behalf of the more than 26 000
emergency service volunteers they represent calling for presumptive
post-traumatic stress disorder protections to be provided to volunteers in the
same manner they are provided to career firefighters.
Please table the letter and the
minister's response.
RESPONDERS
297. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to question without notice
235, asked on 20 March 2024, regarding a letter sent to the minister's
office from all of WA's fire and
emergency services volunteer associations on behalf of the more than 26 000
emergency service volunteers they represent calling for presumptive
post-traumatic stress disorder protections to be provided to volunteers in the
same manner they are provided to career firefighters.
Please table the letter and the
minister's response.
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I will reach out to the organisations to seek
their permission to table the letter without redaction.
some notice of the question. I will reach out to the organisations to seek
their permission to table the letter without redaction.
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