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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 729 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 May 2022 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Question Directed to the: Minister for Emergency Services
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 1335- View tabled paper


Question

I refer to pages 23 and 24 of the 2020-21 Annual Report of the Statement Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) which states, "DFES provided analysis of the use of the Emergency Management Act 2005 and the Public Health Act 2016 to assist with the management of the COVID-19 response, 7 May 2021", and I ask:
(a) please identify the person or persons who provided the advice to SEMC;
(b) please table the advice provided by DFES to the SEMC in relation to this matter; and
(c) noting the Annual Report's reference that the SEMC is monitoring the use of the powers under the Emergency Management Act 2005, please table any relevant report, advice or document in regard to this?

Answered on 14 June 2022

 

 (a)   All papers are prepared by the SEMC Business Unit and approved by the Deputy Commissioner Strategy and Emergency Management.

 

 (b)   I table the ‘Utilisation of the Emergency Management Act 2005 and Public Health Act 2016 in response to COVID-19’ from the meeting of SEMC held on 7 May 2021.

  

(c)   The ‘COVID-19 Declarations, Directions and Authorisations Register’ (the Register) is now recorded by the State Solicitor’s Office.