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Emergency Services Legislation in Western Australia Community Development and Justice Standing Committee EMERGENCY SERVICES LEGISLATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA Report No. 2 In the Thirty-Sixth Parliament 2002 Further copies available from: State Law Publisher 10 William Street PERTH WA 6000 Telephone: (08) 9321 7688 Facsimile: (08) 9321 7536 Email: [email protected] Published by the Legislative Assembly, Perth, Western Australia 6000 Printed by the Government Printer, State Law Publisher Community Development and Justice Standing Committee EMERGENCY SERVICES LEGISLATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA Report No. 2 Presented by: DAVID TEMPLEMAN Laid on the Table of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday 7 November 2002 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Chair David Templeman, MLA Member for Mandurah Deputy Chair Larry Graham, MLA Member for Pilbara Members John Hyde, MLA Member for Perth Tony O’Gorman, MLA Member for Joondalup Sue Walker, MLA Member for Nedlands COMMITTEE STAFF Principal Research Officer Michael Baker, BA (Hons) Research Officer Nicole Burgess, BA COMMITTEE ADDRESS Community Development and Justice Standing Committee Legislative Assembly Tel: 9222 7469 Parliament House Fax: 9222 7804 Harvest Terrace Email: [email protected] PERTH WA 6000 i REPORT OF THE - ii - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Committee Members ........................................................................................................................................... i Table of Contents...............................................................................................................................................iii Committee’s Functions and Powers ................................................................................................................... v Inquiry Terms of Reference.............................................................................................................................. vii Chair’s Foreword............................................................................................................................................... ix Executive Summary........................................................................................................................................... xi Findings ...........................................................................................................................................................xiii Recommendation.............................................................................................................................................. xv Ministerial Response ...................................................................................................................................... xvii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background to Inquiry............................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 The Contribution Of Volunteers In Emergency Services ....................................................................... 2 1.3 Scope of the Inquiry ............................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Defining emergencies............................................................................................................................. 4 1.5 Potential for Emergencies/Natural Disasters in WA .............................................................................. 4 CHAPTER 2 LEGISLATION ........................................................................................................................ 7 2.1 Current Arrangements ............................................................................................................................ 7 2.1.1 Australia ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1.2 Canada ................................................................................................................................. 15 2.2 Historical Arrangements in Western Australia..................................................................................... 22 2.2.1 History – Policy Statements................................................................................................. 22 2.3 Barchard Report.................................................................................................................................... 29 2.3.1 The Barchard Findings and Recommendations ................................................................... 30 CHAPTER 3 CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS IN ACTION ..................................................................... 33 3.1 Operating under Policy Statement No. 7 .............................................................................................. 33 3.2 The Risks of the Current Arrangements ............................................................................................... 33 3.3 The Role of Centralised Decision-Making ........................................................................................... 37 CHAPTER 4 THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.......................................................................... 39 4.1 The Role of Local Government in Current Arrangements ................................................................... 39 4.2 The Desire of Some Local Government Authorities to Have a Greater Role....................................... 42 4.3 The Queensland Experience with Local Government and Emergency Management........................... 43 4.4 The Canadian Experience with Local Government and Emergency Management............................... 43 4.5 Conclusion............................................................................................................................................ 44 CHAPTER 5 COMMAND STRUCTURE................................................................................................... 47 5.1 Role of the Emergency Management Agencies....................................................................................47 5.1.1 The WA Police Service ....................................................................................................... 48 5.1.2 Fire and Emergency Services Authority.............................................................................. 49 5.1.3 State Emergency Service ..................................................................................................... 49 5.1.4 Support Agencies................................................................................................................. 50 CHAPTER 6 INFORMATION..................................................................................................................... 51 6.1 The importance of information in an emergency.................................................................................. 51 6.1.1 Public Information............................................................................................................... 52 6.1.2 The Role of the Media in an Emergency ............................................................................. 52 CHAPTER 7 POST EMERGENCY ASSESSMENTS/ACTIONS............................................................ 55 Appendix One................................................................................................................................................... 57 Proposed drafting Instructions for Emergency Services Legislation................................................... 57 Appendix Two .................................................................................................................................................. 71 - iii - REPORT OF THE Briefings Held ...................................................................................................................................... 71 Appendix Three ................................................................................................................................................ 75 Witnesses to Hearings Held.................................................................................................................. 75 Appendix Four.................................................................................................................................................. 77 Submissions Received .......................................................................................................................... 77 Appendix Five .................................................................................................................................................. 79 Legislation............................................................................................................................................ 79 Appendix Six .................................................................................................................................................... 81 World Conference on Disaster Management Program ......................................................................... 81 Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................... 85 - iv - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE COMMITTEE’S
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