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Title: Australian Emergency Law – Discussion on the law that applies to or affects Australia's emergency services and emergency management, by Michael Eburn, PhD, Australian Lawyer. Email: [email protected]

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I received this question as a comment to my post NSW liable for excessive use of force by police acting under the Mental Health Act (November 27, 2025):

I was particularl...


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A correspondent (who wishes to remain anonymous so I cannot publicly thank them, but they know who they are) has drawn my attention to a report by Phillipa McCormack, Michelle McKemey and Oliver Costell for the North East NSW Foresty Hub on Identifying and overcoming legal barriers to cultural burning: 


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Today’s question is, I think, related to the issues discussed in the post NSW SES refuses to turn out due to their interpretation of ‘rescue’ (August 20, 2025). Today’s correspondent is with NS...


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(See https://givemesomeenglish.com/act-in-haste-repent-at-leisure-vs-haste-makes-waste/ though the proper quote appears to be ‘Marry in haste, repent at leisure’ (


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Happy New Year!

Best wishes to all those working tonight, in particular the volunteers across the many emergency services. Particular ‘shout out’ to the St John Ambulance volunteers at Sydney’s NYE. I had some great New Years’ nights with St John, long before the Sydney display became what it is today (I’m talking talking mid 1980’s) and it must have been NYE 1989/1990 that I came to Sydney ...


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