The Queensland Minister for Police and Community Safety, the Honourable Mark Ryan and the Minister for Fire and Disaster Recovery the Honourable Nikki Boyd have announced that new emergency services legislation in Queensland has come into force. The legislation means that State Emergency Service and Marine Rescue Queensland are now formally established but now fall under the responsibility of the Queensland Police Service rather than Queensland Fire and Emergency Service. The Police Service also becomes responsible for coordination of Queensland’s disaster response.

You can read the Ministers’ media release here – https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/100475

I will try to write my own review of the legislation, but it may take some time. In the meantime, see:

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