How is it possible in an emergency to have an emergency system without a backup power supply?
The SPEAKER: Order! That is not a point of order. The Premier has the call. Mr NATHAN REES: Mr Speaker, in an event like the one— Mr Barry O’Farrell: An event like an emergency, you mean? We have an emergency sound system. The SPEAKER: Order! The Leader of the Opposition will allow the Premier to respond to the question. The Premier has the call. Mr NATHAN REES: In an event like the one last night the police, the Roads and Traffic Authority, emergency services and Fire Brigades rely on a range of communications channels. These include making statements to radio stations, issuing text messages to building wardens, and lodging initial reports via the Internet. This morning I was advised by the Department of Premier and Cabinet that due to the loss of power 17 of the 49 speakers that make up the public warning system in the central business district were last night inoperable. This is unacceptable. Mr Andrew Stoner: Hence the question, you see? Mr NATHAN REES: Hence the response. The SPEA
