Committee Details

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

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness
05 Apr 2002	10:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Annexe, 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth	Police Service of WA	Mr Barry Matthews, Commissioner of Police Mr Bruce Brennan, Deputy Commissioner (Operations)
05 Apr 2002	02:00 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Annexe, 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth	Police Service of WA	Superintendant Robert Coops
12 Apr 2002	02:00 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Annexe, 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth	Fire & Emergency Services Authority	Mr Bob Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer; Mr Barry Hamilton; Mr Gary Gifford

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Mr Robert Coops (Superintendent, Response and Specialist Support, WA Police Service) on 5 Apr 2002

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Evidence by.. Mr Barry Matthews (Commissioner of Police), Mr Bruce Brennan (Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations) on 5 Apr 2002

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Evidence by.. Mr Robert Mitchell (CEO, Fire and Emergency Services Authority), Mr Barry Hamilton (Executive Director Community Safety, FESA), Mr Gary Gifford (Regional Director, FESA) on 12 Apr 2002

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Evidence by.. Ms Ricky Burges (CEO, WA Local Government Association), Mr Bruce Wittber (Policy Manager Governance, WA Local Government Association) on 26 Jun 2002

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Evidence by.. Mr Brent Rudler (Mayor of Town of Port Hedland), Mr Azhar Awang (Director, Technical Services, Town of Port Hedland), Mrs Kerry Angel (Local Manager - Volunteer, Hedland State Emergency Service), Mr Frank Audas (Officer in Charge, Port and South Hedland Police), Ms Yvonne Donaldson (Secretary/Deputy Commander, Volunteer Marine Rescue Service), Mr Peter Stanley (Deputy Local Manager - Volunteer, Hedland State Emergency Service), Mr Michael Cummings (Captain, Port Hedland Fire Services) on 6 Aug 2002

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Evidence by.. Mr Leslie Bates (Farmer/President of Shire of Moora) on 21 Aug 2002

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents

Emergency Services Legislation

Members conducting inquiry