Hon Martin Aldridge asks about an independent review of Cyclone Seroja six months after the event. The Minister responds that the Department of Fire and Emergency Services is undertaking an after-action review (AAR) nearing completion.

AnsweredQoN 1088Legislative Council
Asked
2 December 2021
Portfolio
Emergency Services

QuestionView source ↗

CYCLONE SEROJA — AFTER-ACTION REVIEW
1088. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Emergency Services:
I
refer to tropical cyclone Seroja, which caused significant damage to 16 local
government areas in Western Australia in April 2021.
(1) Given it has
now been six months since cyclone Seroja, will the state government commit to
undertake an independent review of this significant natural disaster?
(2) Please detail
what actions, if any, have been undertaken by the state government to date
relating to the establishment of an independent review?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question, noting it was lodged on 16
November.
(1)–(2) The Department of Fire and Emergency Services is
undertaking an after-action review for tropical cyclone Seroja. The AAR
is wideranging in scope and will determine what, if any, further actions may be
required. The AAR and subsequent report is nearing the final stages of
completion and will include lessons learnt from the incident.

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