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ACTF&R personnel are all first aid-qualified and can provide a range of immediate assistance, including use of an advisory defibrillator. ACTF&R personnel also carry additional medical equipment, such as Epipens, allowing first response to other high risk case types including anaphylactic reactions, where they are the closest resource.
2. Yes.
3. ACTAS considered the number of medical assists attended by ACTF&R. Between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018, ACTF&R attended 368 medical assist incidents, which averages to approximately one per day. To put this into context, over the same period ACTAS responded to 52,426 medical incidents, which averages to approximately 144 per day.
4. No, however, ACTAS resources will continue to grow to meet the increased demand in relation to medical incidents.
5. Nil.
6. No. Both Services are resourced through the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA).
7. Affected parties, including ACTAS staff, ESA staff more broadly, and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) were consulted. The TWU, ACTAS staff, and ESA staff are supportive of the revised policy.
8. Both ACTF&R and ACTAS are part of the ESA. The ESA has considered the outcomes of the review, and its impact on each of the Services – ACTAS, ACTF&R, ACT Rural Fire Service, and ACT State Emergency Service. This is in line with the ESA’s mission of ‘We work together to care and protect through cohesive operations, collaborative management and a unified executive’.
Multicultural affairs—grants
(Question No 2086)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, upon notice, on 30 November 2018:
(1) What measures will be taken to make the grants application process more accessible and less cumbersome for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
(2) Does the Government plan to introduce paper applications for grants as a means of making grants application more accessible for CALD communities.
(3) Does the Government plan to undertake a review of the current grants application criteria.
(4) Are there plans to increase the amount of available funding for grants in the 2019-20 Budget so that there is an increased opportunity for CALD communities to make a successful application.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
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