Emergency Management Act 2013

In this Act—

S. 3 def. of Ambulance Service—Victoria inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 4(1).

Ambulance Service—Victoria has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Ambulance Services Act 1986;

S. 3 def. of Chief Officer amended by Nos 36/2018 s. 4(2)(a), 20/2019 s. 165(2).

Chief Officer—

S. 3 def. of Class 1 emergency amended by Nos 20/2019 s. 165(3)(a), 36/2018 s. 22(2)(a).

Class 1 emergency means—

Class 2 emergency means a major emergency which is not—

consequence management has the meaning given by section 45;

Country Fire Authority means the Country Fire Authority established under the Country Fire Authority Act 1958;

Department has the same meaning as it has in section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004;

Department Head has the same meaning as it has in section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004;

emergency means an emergency due to the actual or imminent occurrence of an event which in any way endangers or threatens to endanger the safety or health of any person in Victoria or which destroys or damages, or threatens to destroy or damage, any property in Victoria or endangers or threatens to endanger the environment or an element of the environment in Victoria including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing—

S. 3 def. of emergency management inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 4(1).

emergency management means the arrangements for, or in relation to—

Emergency Management Commissioner means the office established under section 24;

S. 3 def. of emergency management plan inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 4(1), substituted by No. 36/2018 s. 41(1), amended by No. 36/2018 s. 58(2).

emergency management plan means one of the following—

emergency management sector means the sector comprising all agencies, bodies, Departments and other persons who have a responsibility, function or other role in emergency management;

Emergency Management Victoria means the body corporate established under section 14;

S. 3 def. of Emergency Services Telecom-munications Authority repealed by No. 32/2023 s. 93(b).

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S. 3 def. of Fire Rescue Victoria inserted by No. 20/2019 s. 165(4).

Fire Rescue Victoria means Fire Rescue Victoria established under the Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958;

S. 3 def. of fire services agency amended by Nos 36/2018 s. 4(2)(b), 20/2019 s. 165(3)(b).

fire services agency means any of the following—

fire services reform action plan means the plan developed under section 12 of the Fire Services Commissioner Act 2010 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 77;

IBAC has the same meaning as it has in the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;

incident management operating procedures means operating procedures developed under section 50;

Inspector-General for Emergency Management means the office established under section 61;

major emergency means—

major fire means a large or complex fire (however caused) which—

S. 3 def. of Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board repealed by No. 20/2019 s. 165(1).

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S. 3 def. of mitigation inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 4(1).

mitigation means the elimination or reduction of the incidence or severity of emergencies and the minimisation of their effects;

S. 3 def. of Municipal Association of Victoria inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 4(1).

Municipal Association of Victoria means the body corporate established under the Municipal Association Act 1907;

S. 3 def. of municipal council inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 4(1), amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 33).

municipal council has the same meaning as Council in section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 2020;

S. 3 def. of municipal district inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 4(1), amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 33).

municipal district has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 2020;

S. 3 def. of municipal emergency management plan inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 58(1).

municipal emergency management plan, in relation to a municipal district, means a plan for that municipal district prepared by the Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee for that municipal district in accordance with Division 2 of Part 6A and includes any updated municipal emergency management plan for that municipal district;

S. 3 def. of Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 58(1).

Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee means a body established by section 59;

police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

S. 3 def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 53.1).

recovery means the assisting of persons and communities affected by emergencies to achieve a proper and effective level of functioning;

S. 3 def. of region inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 22(1).

region means (other than in Part 7A) 2 or more municipal districts (and, if relevant, any area or areas of the State that are not part of a municipal district) that are declared to be a region under section 77A;

S. 3 def. of regional emergency management plan inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 41(2).

regional emergency management plan, in relation to a region, means a plan for that region prepared by the relevant Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee in accordance with Division 2 of Part 6A and includes any updated regional emergency management plan for that region;

S. 3 def. of Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 41(2).

Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee means a body established by section 53;

S. 3 def. of responder agency amended by Nos 36/2018 s. 4(2)(c), 20/2019 s. 165(3)(c).

responder agency means the following—

response means the combating of emergencies and the provision of rescue services;

S. 3 def. of Secretary to the Department of Environment and Primary Industries amended by No. 41/2014 s. 13, substituted as Secretary to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning by No. 36/2018 s. 4(2)(d).

Secretary to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning means the Secretary to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning when performing its fire suppression functions, including under section 62(2)(a) of the Forests Act 1958;

State Crisis and Resilience Council means the Council established under section 6;

S. 3 def. of state emergency management plan inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 4(1).

state emergency management plan means the plan prepared by the Emergency Management Commissioner in accordance with Division 2 of Part 6A and includes an updated state emergency management plan;

S. 3 def. of state emergency recovery plan repealed by No. 36/2018 s. 22(2)(b).

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S. 3 def. of state emergency response plan repealed by No. 36/2018 s. 22(2)(c).

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State Response Controller means a person appointed as a State Response Controller under section 37;

Strategic Action Plan means the plan prepared under section 12;

S. 3 def. of Triple Zero Victoria inserted by No. 32/2023 s. 93(a).

Triple Zero Victoria has the same meaning as in the Triple Zero Victoria Act 2023;

S. 3 def. of Victoria Police inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 4(1).

Victoria Police means the body established by section 6 of the Victoria Police Act 2013;

Victoria State Emergency Service Authority means the Victoria State Emergency Service Authority established under the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005;

work program means a work program for an agency included in a Strategic Action Plan.