INQ144
Recommendations for this Inquiry
INQ-ref | REC-UID | CODE | SubCode | SrcNUM | Recommendation |
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INQ144 | REC144-3379 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | Recommendation 1 (8.1) | The Committee recommends that a thorough review be undertaken of the communications and coordination between the separate agencies which make up the Emergency Services Agency, to assess the extent to which cultural factors are detrimental to the effective operation of the ESA. |
INQ144 | REC144-3392 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 14 (8.37) | The Committee recommends that the ACT Government finalise Version 2 of the Strategic Bushfire Management Plan as required under the Emergencies Act. |
INQ144 | REC144-3393 | B - Preparedness | 1 - Land-use and building regs | Recommendation 15 (8.39) | The Committee recommends that the responsibility for land management issues lie within a single portfolio, specifically the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services. |
INQ144 | REC144-3394 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 16 (8.42) | The Committee recommends that the ACT Government develops a joint strategic bushfire management plan with the NSW Government and the NSW Rural Fire Service in relation to those areas which have the potential to impact on both jurisdictions. |
INQ144 | REC144-3395 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | Recommendation 17 (8.44) | The Committee recommends that the ACT Emergency Services and the Rural Fire Service in particular institute regular meetings with the NSW Rural Fire Service and other appropriate authorities, such as environment |
INQ144 | REC144-3396 | A - Responsibility | 9 - Community education | Recommendation 18 (8.46) | The Committee recommends that information in relation to proposed fuel load activity and controlled burning should be disseminated to the community and in an accessible format. |
INQ144 | REC144-3397 | A - Responsibility | 9 - Community education | Recommendation 19 (8.49) | The Committee recommends that the ACT Government investigate the Victorian Community Fireguard model with a view to implementing a similar scheme in the ACT to enhance community preparedness for and ability to respond to bushfire emergencies. |
INQ144 | REC144-3398 | A - Responsibility | 9 - Community education | Recommendation 20 (8.55) | The Committee recommends that the Emergency Services Agency update its website to accommodate, at a minimum, a publications menu item and a search function. |
INQ144 | REC144-3399 | A - Responsibility | 9 - Community education | Recommendation 21 (8.56) | The Committee recommends that the Emergency Services Agency post all its publications, which are not internal working documents or otherwise confidential, on its website. |
INQ144 | REC144-3391 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 13 (8.36) | The Committee recommends that the ACT Government explain its reasons to the Legislative Assembly for not proceeding with the release of Version 2 of the Strategic Bushfire Management Plan in July 2005. |
INQ144 | REC144-3390 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 12 (8.32) | If the ACT Government decides to proceed with the site as the emergency services headquarters, that it accord a high priority to the finalisation of the site preparations for the ESA at Fairbairn as a matter of urgency. |
INQ144 | REC144-3389 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 11 (8.31) | If the Auditor-General does not undertake a review in the near future, the Committee recommends that the ACT Government make a public announcement about the future accommodation plans for the Emergency Services Agency and its component parts so that both the ESA and the ACT public are informed ab |
INQ144 | REC144-3380 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 2 (8.12) | The Committee recommends that the ACT Government develop and publish an operational policy document which spells out the command and control structures and procedures should an emergency event arise. |
INQ144 | REC144-3381 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 3 (8.16) | The Committee recommends that the Bushfire Council consultative requirements under the Emergencies Act 2004 be reviewed, with a view to removing the requirement to consult with the Bushfire Council on operational matters, such as staff appointments and matters prescribed by regulation. |
INQ144 | REC144-3382 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 4 (8.2) | The Committee recommends that responsibility for oversighting the progress of the implementation of agreed recommendations of the Coroner be undertaken by a truly independent body and not by the Bushfire Council. |
INQ144 | REC144-3383 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 5 (8.21) | The Committee recommends that, if the Bushfire Council is to have an advisory role generally in emergency management, it should be renamed to reflect a general emergency role rather than a role specifically in relation to bushfires. |
INQ144 | REC144-3384 | B - Preparedness | 41 - Emergency Management exercises | Recommendation 6 (8.23) | The Committee recommends that the ESA develop a schedule of proposed exercises as a five year rolling plan, in order that all the elements of emergency services are able to be tested over that time and in differing |
INQ144 | REC144-3385 | B - Preparedness | 41 - Emergency Management exercises | Recommendation 7 (8.24) | The Committee recommends that the ESA hold discussions with NSW with a view to developing a joint exercise program with the NSW Rural Fire Service on an ongoing basis. |
INQ144 | REC144-3386 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 8 (8.28) | The Committee considers that the ACT Government should table in the ACT Legislative Assembly the cost-benefit analysis and business plan for Fairbairn as a central site for emergency services in the ACT. |
INQ144 | REC144-3388 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 10 (8.3) | If the Auditor-General does not undertake a review in the near future, the Committee recommends that the ACT Government re-investigate the suitability of the Fairbairn site as a proposed centralised accommodation facility for emergency services. |
INQ144 | REC144-3400 | E - Agency Organisation | 12 - EM agency and authority | Recommendation 22 (8.57) | The Committee recommends that each element of the Emergency Services Agency publish organisation charts showing names, positions and contact details on the individual webpages. |