📜 Emergency Management Amendment Bill 2016
Legislative Council Second ReadingLABill 17423 February 2016
The Emergency Management Amendment Bill 2016 amends the Emergency Management Act 2005 to enhance the State's emergency management framework. Key changes include giving the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) a new function to review past inquiries, modifying SEMC membership, allowing hazard management agencies to declare emergency situations, and implementing recommendations from a 2013 review.
Impact
Emergency services, hazard management agencies, and the general public are affected. The changes aim to improve coordination, response effectiveness, and accountability in emergency management across Western Australia.
Key Changes
["SEMC given power to review implementation of past inquiries into emergencies.", "Hazard management agencies can declare an emergency situation.", "Changes to SEMC and SECG membership and functions.", "New definitions for 'hazard' and 'emergency management agency'."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Second Reading MovedLA23 Feb 2016
- LA IntroducedLA23 Feb 2016
- LA Consideration in DetailLA29 June 2016
- LA AmendedLA29 June 2016
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA29 June 2016
- LA Third ReadingLA30 June 2016
- LC Second Reading MovedLC16 Aug 2016
Affected Sectors
emergency_serviceslocal_governmentpublic_sector
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