Back in June I noted that changes to Queensland emergency services legislation had come into force – see New Queensland emergency services legislation takes effect (June 6, 2024). I said then ‘I will try to write my own review of the legislation, but it may take some time’.  I have written on that legislation in The Volunteer, the official journal of the NSW SESVA (one of the sponsors of this blog).  That Journal is available online so rather than write a separate article here, I refer readers to:

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