❓ Mr. Redman questions the Minister for Emergency Services regarding reports that volunteers are restricted from using defibrillators on the general public, only on firefighters. The Minister expresses surprise and suggests local government control might be the cause, promising to investigate.
AnsweredQoN 908Legislative Assembly
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DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES — VOLUNTEERS
908. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the minister explain why volunteers are approaching members of Parliament and
saying that they are being prevented from using these life-saving
defibrillators on the general public and can use them only on firefighters or
bush fire brigade volunteers?
EMERGENCY SERVICES — VOLUNTEERS
908. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the minister explain why volunteers are approaching members of Parliament and
saying that they are being prevented from using these life-saving
defibrillators on the general public and can use them only on firefighters or
bush fire brigade volunteers?
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That is the very first I have ever
heard of that. If the volunteers that the member is referring to are bush fire
volunteers—he can tell me by way of interjection —
Mr D.T. Redman : They are
saying they can use them on them but not on the general public.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Are they bush
fire volunteers?
Mr D.T. Redman : They can be
used only on other firefighters or bush fire volunteers, yes. That's
what I said.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked for an answer on that by way of
interjection because, as I have said in this house numerous times, bush fire
volunteers are effectively local government employees. If local governments
make those determinations, and I hope they would not, there is not much we can
do about it. Remember, they are their own government. I would hope that they
would not be doing this. It is the first that I am aware of it —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood!
Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is the
first I have been made aware of this as these defibrillators have been rolled
out. I will follow up on the member's behalf now that he has raised the
issue, but I presume—not that the member knows the answer to the
question I put to him—it is from bush fire brigade volunteers.
heard of that. If the volunteers that the member is referring to are bush fire
volunteers—he can tell me by way of interjection —
Mr D.T. Redman : They are
saying they can use them on them but not on the general public.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Are they bush
fire volunteers?
Mr D.T. Redman : They can be
used only on other firefighters or bush fire volunteers, yes. That's
what I said.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I asked for an answer on that by way of
interjection because, as I have said in this house numerous times, bush fire
volunteers are effectively local government employees. If local governments
make those determinations, and I hope they would not, there is not much we can
do about it. Remember, they are their own government. I would hope that they
would not be doing this. It is the first that I am aware of it —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood!
Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is the
first I have been made aware of this as these defibrillators have been rolled
out. I will follow up on the member's behalf now that he has raised the
issue, but I presume—not that the member knows the answer to the
question I put to him—it is from bush fire brigade volunteers.
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