| Long Title |
The purpose of this Bill is to improve the co-ordination and planning of our State’s emergency services, through the establishment of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia. The establishment of the Authority will consolidate, under one Board and Chief Executive Officer, the following entities -
The Bush Fires Board - a statutory authority established under the Bush Fires Act 1954; The Western Australian Fire Brigades Board - a statutory authority established under the Fire Brigades Act 1942; The Department of Fire and Emergency Services - a department originally established under the name of the Western Australian State Emergency Service. |