Senior Lecturer
Phone: (07) 3138 9019
Fax: (07) 3138 1313
E-mail: p.barnes@qut.edu.au
Room: 949, Level 9, Z Block, GP
Qualifications
PhD, Griffith University, Risk & Organisational Analysis
BSc, Griffith University, Environmental Studies
Career Summary
Dr Barnes has wide experience in public sector and specialist management roles at both the State and Federal level. Within the emergency services arena, he was the inaugural Manager of the State Community Safety Unit of the Queensland Fire & Rescue Authority (QFRA) where he coordinated research on emergency response infrastructure and resource planning, oversaw policy and legislative support for regulatory fire safety & fire prevention, as well as provided executive coordination of Workplace Health & Safety for first responders. Advice provision also included safety and risk assessment requirements for large-scale developments (including major hazardous facilities) with emphasis on Emergency Response Planning. During his period with the QFRA, he chaired the National Community Education Sub-Group of the Australasian Fire Authorities Council.
As Corporate Risk Manager of the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (QDPI), he oversaw development of Corporate Standards and governance framework covering risk management, crisis management and business continuity planning, as well as waste and environmental management. He also represented the Department on a number of high-level working groups related to critical infrastructure protection and the development of whole-of-government (Qld) capacities in crisis management, including biosecurity.
Before joining QUT he was Director of Security Policy development within the Defence Security Authority, Canberra. In this role he coordinated activities supporting Defence Department outcomes related to security risk management, security policy development and physical security of Defence installations.
Teaching Interests
- Risk Management
- Business Continuity Planning
Research Interests
- Corporate Governance and Crisis Management in Europe, Australia and Asia
- Business Continuity Planning, Crisis Management
- Asymmetric Threat Analysis, Bio-security