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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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Today’s correspondent asks:
How legal is this ? People in our town have started marking driveways with LEDs using blue and red colouring.
Blue road reflectors, often called raised retroreflective pavement markers (RRPMs) or “cat’s eyes,” are specifically used to help firefighters quickly locate fire hydrants at night or in low-visibility conditions. They ...
In my post After action review, Paramedic disciplined for 1.5 minute delay in responding (November 8, 2025) I reported on a decision by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) that dealt with...
I have previously reported on the decision in Paramedicine Board of Australia v Jackson; Physiotherapy Board of Australia v Smith [2025] SASCA 25 (20 March 2025) (see Relevant Tribunal can...
Today’s question is:
Out of interest is TfNSW [Transport for New South Wales] Traffic Emergency Patrollers, TMC Transport Commander and Rail Commander considered emergency workers under SERM Act or under their own respective legislation as I understand they all operate an emergency vehicle respectively but unsure if they are considered emergency workers or just wor...
Today’s case – Collett v State of Queensland (Queensland Health) [2026] QIRC 084 – has only a very tenuous connection to ‘emergency’ law but I’ll report on it anyway as it involves definitions under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
The applicant Ms Col...