REC139-3538 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The requirement to establish a Bushfire Management Committee is inserted into the SA Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005.
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REC139-3543 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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Bushfire Management Committees be given the appropriate powers under the SA Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 to ensure that bushfire management strategies that have been identified in a Bushfire Management Plan or any other action to reduce bushfire risk, are completed by individuals, the community, agencies or organisations.
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REC139-3549 |
39 - Disaster Risk Management
39 - Disaster Risk Management
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The SA Country Fire Service investigates the establishment of a Minister’s Bushfire Risk Management Reward Scheme.
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REC139-3537 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The requirement for a rural council to appoint a suitably qualified Fire Prevention Officer under section 77 of the SA Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 is removed.
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REC139-3542 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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Bushfire Management Committees will have the following members who reside and/or are employed/assigned in the area of responsibility, with experience in bushfire management:
- A regional officer of the SA Country Fire Service;
- A senior SACFS officer(s), who is a volunteer, nominated by the Volunteer Fire Brigades Association, with a maximum of two;
- A local government officer(s), nominated by the relevant Regional Local Government Association, with a maximum of two;
- An officer of the SA Metropolitan Fire Service, where applicable;
- An officer from Forestry SA, where applicable;
- An officer of the Department of Environment and Heritage, where applicable; A landholder recommended by the Farmers Federation of South Australia;
- An officer of South Australian Police;
- An officer from the Department of Transport and Infrastructure, where applicable;
- A person nominated by the Natural Resource Management Board(s);
- An officer of SA Water, where applicable;
- A person nominated by the community;
- Any other member with relevant bushfire management experience approved by the State Bushfire Coordination Committee;
- An Executive Officer from the SA Country Fire Service.
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REC139-3548 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The current provisions for permit to light and maintain fire under Section 81 of the SA Fire and Emergency Services Act and Regulations 2005 to be reviewed for improvement with an accreditation for a self-regulation process.
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REC139-3536 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The requirement for a rural council to establish a District Bushfire Prevention Committees under section 75 of the SA Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 is removed.
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REC139-3541 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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Bushfire Management Committees will have the following functions:
- Develop, implement and monitor a Bushfire Management Plan for its area of responsibility;
- Forum for discussion and familiarisation between organisations, agencies and individuals, leading to cooperative and coordinated bushfire management;
- Forum for discussion between the community and organisations/agencies;
- Monitoring and reporting bushfire management activities to the State Bushfire Coordination Committee;
- Collaborative community education and consultation;
- Refer issues and recommendations with wider policy implications to the State Bushfire Coordination Committee;
- Required to meet quarterly with a period of time set aside that is devoted as “question-time’ for individuals and the community;
- Required to hold a minimum of one community forum each year;
- Reports to the State Bushfire Coordination Committee.
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REC139-3547 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The principle of developing Codes of Practice for Bushfire Management, referenced in the SA Fire and Emergency Services Act and Regulations 2005 be endorsed and further developed by the State Bushfire Coordination Committee.
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REC139-3535 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The requirement to establish Regional Bushfire Prevention Committees under section 73 of the SA Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005, is removed.
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REC139-3540 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The State Bushfire Coordination Committee will have the following members with experience in bushfire management:
- The Chief Officer, SACFS, who is the Chairperson;
- An officer of the SA Metropolitan Fire Service;
- An officer from Forestry SA;An officer of the Department of Environment and Heritage;
- A person from the Local Government Association of South Australia;
- A person from the Farmers Federation of South Australia;
- An officer of Planning SA with bushfire-prone areas development experience;
- A person from the Conservation Council of South Australia;
- A person from the Natural Resource Management Council;
- An officer of SA Water;
- A person from the Outback Areas Community Development Trust;
- A SACFS officer who is a volunteer, nominated by the Volunteer Fire Brigades Association;
- An officer from the Department for Transport and Infrastructure;
- An officer from SA Police;
- An Executive Officer from the SA Country Fire Service.
- Planning SA, Natural Resource Management Council,
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REC139-3545 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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SA Country Fire Service to be responsible for Bushfire Management Plan preparation, analysis of future risks trends based on investigation and executive support to Bushfire Management Committees.
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REC139-3534 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The SA Bushfire Prevention Advisory Committee established under section 71 of the SA Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005, is removed and replaced with the State Bushfire Coordination Committee.
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REC139-3551 |
39 - Disaster Risk Management
39 - Disaster Risk Management
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The SA Country Fire Service to analyse the Coroner’s Report into the Wangary Bushfire 2005, and consider the relevant recommendations from this report in the implementation of the Ministerial Bushfire Management Review recommendations.
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REC139-3539 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The State Bushfire Coordination Committee will have the following functions:
- Develop policy, procedures, codes of practice and standards for bushfire management in South Australia;
- Develop, implement and monitor the State Bushfire Management Plan, which will be the Bushfire Hazard Plan under the Emergency Management Act 2004;
- Governance and performance monitoring of bushfire management activities;
- Ensure that there is state-wide coordination and integration of all bushfire management activities;
- Provide advice, guidance and direction on policy for Bushfire Management Committees;
- Convene an Annual Forum for Bushfire Management Committees;
- Resolve disputes at the Bushfire Management Committee level;
- Constitutes and determines the area of responsibility of a Bushfire Management Committee;
- May, at any time, establish advisory groups;
- Make recommendations to the Minister;
- Report to Minister on matters referred by Minister;
- Reports to the Minister for Emergency Services through the SA Fire and Emergency Services Commission Board.
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REC139-3544 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The area of responsibility for Bushfire Management Committees will be established based on bushfire risk and the capacity of the area to cooperate and collaborate.
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REC139-3550 |
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform
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The State Bushfire Coordination Committee work with the Native Vegetation Council to develop more streamlined processes for the prescribed burning of native vegetation for hazard reduction.
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