Question – Emergency Management Act Review

Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 24 October 2022 and answered by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management on 9 November 2022.

In relation to the targeted Review of the Emergency Management Act 2006, for which the deadline for public submissions was the 2nd of April this year, can the Government:

Question 1: Detail the number of submissions received?
Answer 1: Two public submissions were received for the targeted review of the Emergency Management Act 2006.

Question 2: Provide an update of when those submissions will be published, noting the Police, Fire & Emergency Management website states “submissions will be published within a reasonable time of receipt”
Answer 2: The Government is awaiting advice from the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management regarding the Review.

Question 3: Inform whether the Review Report has been submitted to government, given the Review’s Terms of Reference, released on the 25th of February this year, states “a final report on the Review will delivered to Government in mid-2022”
Answer 3: The Tasmanian Government is awaiting advice from the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management regarding the Review.

Question 4: Undertake to release immediately to the public that Review Final Report should it already be in receipt of the report; or
Answer 4: A Final Report has not yet been provided to the Government.

Question 5: Detail when the Final Report is expected to be received by government, and undertake to release it publicly as soon as possible following receipt of the report?
Answer 5: Work is progressing to finalise advice to Government

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