Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Bushfire Prevention BUSHFIRE PREVENTION The Hon. R.D. LAWSON Legislative Council BUSHFIRE PREVENTION The Hon. R.D. LAWSON (15:09): I have a supplementary question. Other than handballing the issue to a working party, what steps have you as minister taken to assure yourself that the recommendations have been implemented and continue to be implemented? The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for State/Local Government Relations Minister for the Status of Women Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Government Enterprises Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport BUSHFIRE PREVENTION The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy) (15:10): The answer is: a great deal. There was an across-government response that included local government. My responsibility was to ensure that those recommendations that apply to local government were dealt with in an efficient and effective way in order to produce outcomes. That is exactly what has been done through groups working together with those people who have the appropriate information and skill to devise and implement the strategies that are necessary to meet those recommendations. I received information from one of the groups—it could be four or five weeks ago, but it might be longer—that gave me a progress report on how those matters were occurring. Those matters were well underway. A number of actions had been achieved and implemented, and those outstanding had clear strategies to ensure they would soon be addressed.