Committee Details

Emergency Services Legislation

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

24 Oct 2001

Tabling date:

31 Oct 2002

Date Ended:

07 Nov 2002

Committee

Community Development and Justice Committee (2001 - 2005)

House:

Legislative Assembly

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

That the Committee examine, report and make recommendations on emergency management in Western Australia, benchmarked against other Australian States, with particular reference to:

1.	the means by which legislation puts in place effective measures to respond to emergencies and disasters;
2.	the effectiveness or otherwise of command structures in emergency services;
3.	the effectiveness or otherwise of the information flow in times of emergency;
4.	the effectiveness or otherwise of the system of reporting of emergency management; and
5.	the effectiveness or otherwise of the existing Western Australian legislation.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
No submissions

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

by Agency
Hearings by Date

Agency	Date	Time	Venue
Fire & Emergency Services Authority	12 Apr 2002	02:00 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Annexe, 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth
Police Service of WA	05 Apr 2002	10:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Annexe, 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth
	05 Apr 2002	02:00 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Annexe, 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth
Volunteer Marine Rescue WA		02:00 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Annexe, 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Agency
05 Apr 2002	10:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Annexe, 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth	Police Service of WA
05 Apr 2002	02:00 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Annexe, 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth	Police Service of WA
12 Apr 2002	02:00 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Annexe, 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth	Fire & Emergency Services Authority

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Mr David Alan Templeman MLA
Mr Larry Graham MLA
Mr John Norman Hyde MLA
Hon. Robert (Rob) Frank Johnson MLA
Mr Anthony (Tony) Patrick O'Gorman MLA

Staff Members:

Mr Michael Baker, B A (Hons). (Principal Research Officer)
Ms Nicole Burgess, BA (Research Officer)