Emergency Management Act 2005

to advise the Minister on emergency management and the preparedness of the State to combat emergencies;

to provide direction, advice and support to public authorities, industry, commerce and the community in order to plan and prepare for an efficient emergency management capability for the State;

to provide a forum for whole of community coordination to ensure the minimisation of the effects of emergencies;

to provide a forum for the development of community wide information systems to improve communications during emergencies;

to develop and coordinate risk management strategies to assess community vulnerability to emergencies;

to perform other functions given to the SEMC under this Act;

to perform any other function prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.