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There are 21 Queensland Government departments, each responsible for delivering a portfolio of government legislation and policy. [1] Each portfolio area is led by a minister who is a senior member of the governing party in the state Legislative Assembly .
The three-day selection course is regarded as the most difficult and physically demanding course within the Queensland Police Service. It tests physical and mental endurance through individual and team tasks, problem solving, sleep deprivation, basic survival skills and by challenging phobias for example heights and closed spaces. [ 20 ]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is an executive agency of the Australian federal government under the Department of Home Affairs. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The agency is responsible for coordinating and managing a national-level emergency response to help those affected by natural disasters, including droughts , bushfires and floods . [ 3 ]
Those jobs and those of similar levels of responsibility might all be included in a named or numbered pay band that prescribed a range of pay, (e.g. Band 1 = $10–17 per hour). The next level/classification of a group of similar jobs would include increased responsibility, and thus a higher pay band (e.g. Band 2 = $13–21 per hour).
[7] [8] On Monday 3 June 2024 the SES was transitioned to the Queensland Police Service, and along with a newly created Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ), were made part of the Queensland emergency services; in accordance with the State Emergency Service Act 2024 and Marine Rescue Queensland Act 2024 respectively. [7] [9] [10] [11]
Following the election of the Turnbull government, the Department of the Environment was renamed, with effect from 19 July 2016: [9] [10] The Department of the Environment became the Department of the Environment and Energy
Since the merger of the fire boards in 1990, the Queensland state firefighting agency has operated under several names: [citation needed] Queensland Fire Service 1990–1997; Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority 1997–2001; Queensland Fire and Rescue Service 2001–2024; Queensland Fire and Rescue 2024–present
The National Recovery and Resilience Agency (NRRA) was an Australian government executive agency to help those affected by natural disasters, including droughts, bushfires, and floods. It was an agency of the Department of Home Affairs from 1 July 2022 until it was replaced by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in September 2022.