CORONAVIRUS — MANDATORY
VACCINATIONS —FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS
981. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Leader of the House representing the
Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the comments made by the
Minister for Health yesterday confirming that volunteer firefighters will be
required to be vaccinated again COVID-19.
(1) Will volunteer firefighters be
able to attend a fire if they are unvaccinated?
(2) Will an
unvaccinated farmer be able to fight a fire on their own property if the fire
is attended by other volunteers or Department of Fire and Emergency Services
staff?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I am experiencing deja vu, President.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) No. From
12.01 am on 1 January 2022, a person who is a Fire and Emergency Services
worker must not enter or remain at a Fire and
Emergency Services site if the Fire and Emergency Services worker has not been
partially vaccinated against COVID-19; and from 12.01 am on 1 February 2022, a person
who is a Fire and Emergency Services worker must not enter or remain at a Fire
and Emergency Services site if the Fire and Emergency Services worker has not
been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
(2) Yes. A farmer is not covered under the Fire and
Emergency Services Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions.