Volunteer scrutiny

ARRANGEMENTS made by the CFA for its 58,000 volunteers will be examined as part of an inquiry to be led by retired County Court judge David Jones.
Announcing Mr Jones’s appointment, Deputy Premier and Minister for Emergency Services Peter Ryan said he believed the inquiry would help ensure the voices of CFA volunteers were heard in accordance with the recently enacted Volunteer Charter.
He said the inquiry would examine the effect of arrangements made by the CFA on issues pertinent to volunteers, including recruitment, training, deployment, utilisation and support of CFA volunteers.
“Among the terms of reference is scope for Mr Jones to look at mechanisms to enable and ensure that the voices of CFA volunteers are heard in accordance with CFA’s commitment under the Volunteer Charter,” Mr Ryan said.