STATE OF EMERGENCY — EXTENSION
42. Hon
TJORN SIBMA to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the most recent extension
of the state of emergency first declared on 15 March 2020.
(1) Upon what advice did the
minister rely in approving the extension?
(2) Could the minister please table
that advice?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) Every
14 days, the Commissioner of Police and State Emergency Coordinator, Chris
Dawson, provides me with a detailed verbal briefing on the current state of
emergency and makes a recommendation. Based on this advice and in accordance
with section 58 of the Emergency Management Act 2005, I determined the
extension was appropriate.