Monthly Archives: December 2009

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland and the Victorian Police and Emergency Services Minister, Bob Cameron today launched the national telephone-based emergency warning system, ‘Emergency Alert’ at the Victorian State Control Centre. The system will help warn the public in the event of … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has today recognised 14 community-based projects from across the country with Australian Safer Communities Awards. The Awards recognise projects to increase community safety within the emergency management context. Award categories cover state government emergency agencies, local government, … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today launched the Chemicals of Security Concern Campaign, a component of the Chemical Security Management Framework. Established by the Council of Australian Governments in October 2008, the framework aims to reduce the risk of terrorists acquiring chemicals, … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland today welcomed the release of three new discussion papers by the National Legal Profession Reform Taskforce. The papers deal with trust accounting, professional indemnity insurance and business structures. In the trust accounting paper, the Taskforce recommends: measures … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner, and Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner today announced the establishment of a single security vetting agency in the Department of Defence for Commonwealth security clearances. The single vetting agency … Continue reading →