The CFA`s board voted against the proposal and said it had 14 areas of concern about the deal, including the assumption that some clauses might be illegal. Craig Lapsley, Commissioner of Emergency Management, was appointed to assist in the implementation of the agreement and get all parties on board as soon as an agreement has been reached. In the event of disagreement over fears that the union would have greater scrutiny, a dispute resolution officer would be set up. UFU`s Peter Marshall said the requirement to send seven paid firefighters to each site was a safety issue and would give certainty that a second truck would be sent. The CFA cited a proposed amendment that could be interpreted as excluding volunteers from training. The Land Government requested the intervention of the Fair Trade Commission and the industrial arbitrator made his recommendations on 1 June. Among fair trade commissioner Julius Roe`s non-binding recommendations was a controversial ruling that at least seven professional firefighters were to be sent to incidents “before safe firefighter operations begin.” The cfa Performance and Policy Consultative Committee`s terms of reference are available under yourcfainfo.vic.gov.au/consultative-committee/ A report released this year by the Victorian Equality and Human Rights Commission indicates that women made up only 3 percent of paid firefighters and 15 percent of volunteer firefighters. EBA talks between the UFU and the CFA were halted last October.
