Shadow Emergency Services Minister, Brendan Smyth, has revealed that the Emergency Services Agency telephone number in the White Pages phone directory goes to a fax machine. “Yesterday’s Estimates hearing identified Government delays in upgrading the ACT’s communications and mobile data systems as a problem. Today’s revelation confirms the Government can’t even get the basics right,” Mr. Smyth Said.
Emergency Services Minister, Simon Corbel responded to the Shadow Minister’s claims stating that Mr. Smyth had gotten his information from an outdated and irrelevant phone book listing. “The number Mr. Smyth has referred to was contained in an ACT Government advertisement in the 2012/13 White Pages phone directory, which clearly states that people should call ‘000’ in the event of an emergency.” Mr. Corbell commented.