Emergency Management Act 2013

Emergency Management Victoria has the functions conferred on Emergency Management Victoria under this Act or any other Act.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), Emergency Management Victoria has the following functions—

to act as the agency responsible for the coordination of the development of the whole of government policy for emergency management in Victoria;

to provide policy advice to the Minister in relation to emergency management;

to implement emergency management reform initiatives given to Emergency Management Victoria by the Minister;

to liaise with the Commonwealth Government on emergency management;

to provide support to the Emergency Management Commissioner to enable the Emergency Management Commissioner to perform the functions conferred on the Emergency Management Commissioner under this Act.

In performing its functions, Emergency Management Victoria must—

have regard to decisions made by the State Crisis and Resilience Council; and

collaborate and consult with the emergency management sector; and

have regard to the fundamental importance of the role that volunteers play in the performance of emergency management functions in Victoria.