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Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (15:05): My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services. On Black Saturday, 7 February, did emergency services in South Australia experience a fundamental problem with the emergency paging service due to the government's failure to upgrade microwave infrastructure upon which the system relies? The opposition is informed that the government has failed to install available microwave technology that is able to continue operating effectively in hot weather. Without upgrades, the microwave element fails when the temperature goes above 32°.

The Hon. M.J. WRIGHT (Lee—Minister for Police, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (15:06): I have been advised by the Chief Officer of the CFS about this matter. The advice I received was that on Friday 6 February a regional commander in the South-East reported that there were some issues with the pager system. The matter was referred immediately by the Chief Officer to the state controller of communications, Superintendent Colin Cornish, and then referred to DTEI.

The Chief Information Officer, who manages the GRN, advises that this was an isolated incident and that the matter has been referred to Telstra, which operates the system. I am also advised that the GRN has served us well and proved to be reliable. I expect this hiccup to be remedied very quickly.

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