House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-10-29 Daily Xml

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Question Time

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

Mr PENGILLY (Finniss) (14:48): Does the minister therefore see a need for urgent legislation to come before the house before the parliament rises to put in place a ban on drones in South Australia during the course of fires?

The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN (Napier—Minister for Finance, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:49): Member for Finniss, this is an area I think that is set aside for the commonwealth in the Australian Constitution, and it is actually dealt with in part 101 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations. As I said, what we have got to ensure now is whether the commonwealth want us, through the Country Fire Service, to be issuing a warning or a direction, or whether they will do it themselves.