From the annoncement I read, Kevin Foley becomes "....becomes Minister for Police and Emergency Services...." (see
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/08/3132646.htm) and then "...plans to quit politics at the next election in 2014..." (see website ref)
Personal opinion, this could be an different Ministerial leadership style than predecessors which could flow down the chain of command.
Add in the two new Chief Officers and that is alot of management change in a short period of time for emergency services.
With less staff in SAFECOM due to the cuts it could be interesting.