That the Public Accounts Committee inquire into and report on:
1. The mechanisms for:
a. funding Rural Fire Service assets and premises;
b. Maintaining Rural Fire Service assets and premises;
c. Accounting for the ownership of Rural Fire Service assets and premises;
d. Operational management, including the control of assets and premises, risks, and impacts to local government, and the ability to effect a response to emergencies;
2. Whether the following arrangements between Councils and the Rural Fire Service are fit for
purpose:
a. Service agreements;
b. The division of responsibilities for bushfire management and hazard reduction;
c. Upkeep of assets;
d. The provision of insurance;
e. Provision of land and construction management for RFS premises;
f. Bushfire Management Committees
3. The appropriate role for local authorities in the provision of emergency services;
4. the sustainability of local government contributions to emergency service provision;
5. Any other related matters.
