Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency
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The Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency (ACT ESA) was established by the Emergencies Act 2004 (ACT), which came into effect on 1 July 2004. The mission of the ACT ESA is to protect and preserve life, property and the environment in the ACT.
The ACT ESA is responsible for:
- determining the overall strategic direction and management of the emergency services (including by advising the Minister on capability and preparedness);
- educating the community and improving its preparedness for emergencies;
- providing common planning, administrative and logistics support for the emergency services, including common communications and emergency coordination centres.
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[edit] Structure
The Commissioner, ESA reports to Chief Executive of the Department of Justice & Community Safety, who is responsible to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. The ACT ESA comprises: four emergency service agencies; two branches, providing operational and corporate support; and the Joint Emergency Services Training Academy (JESTA). The four operational agencies are:
- ACT Ambulance Service
- ACT Fire Brigade
- ACT Rural Fire Service
- ACT State Emergency Service.
[edit] Commissioners
- 2003-2006 Peter Dunn
- 2006-present Gregor Manson
[edit] Budget
| Year | Government Payment for Outputs |
|---|---|
| 2006/07 | AUS$59.157m[1] |
| 2005/06 | AUS$53.495m[2] |
| 2004/05 | AUS$44.813m[3] |
[edit] History
[edit] 1993-2004 Emergency Services Bureau
Prior to 1 July 2004, emergency services in the ACT were delivered by the Emergency Services Bureau, an agency of the ACT Department of Justice and Community Safety.
[edit] 2004-2006 Emergency Services Authority
The Emergencies Act 2004 (ACT) established the ESA as a statutory authority.
[edit] 2006- now Emergency Services Agency
In the 2006-07 Australian Capital Territory budget, the ACT Government announced that the ESA would again be subsumed by the ACT Department of Justice and Community Safety, effective 1 July 2006.
[edit] References
- ^ ACT Government Budget 2006/07 - Budget Paper 4: Budget Estimates, http://www.treasury.act.gov.au/budget/budget_2006/html/paper4.htm (English)
- ^ ACT Government Budget 2005/06 - Budget Paper 4: Budget Estimates, http://www.treasury.act.gov.au/budget/budget_2005/html/paper4.htm (English)
- ^ ACT Government Budget 2004/05 - Budget Paper 4: Budget Estimates, http://www.treasury.act.gov.au/budget/budget_2004/htm/paper4.htm (English)
- Emergencies Act 2004 (ACT)
- ACT ESA Annual Report 2004/05
- ACT ESA Annual Report 2005/06
- McLeod, Ron. 2003. Inquiry into the Operational Response to the January 2003 Bushfires in the ACT
- Doogan, Maria. 2006. The Canberra Firestorm - Inquests and Inquiry into Four Deaths and Four Fires between 8 and 18 January 2003.
