Emergency Management Act 2005

A local government is to ensure that arrangements (local emergency management arrangements) for emergency management in the local government’s district are prepared.

The local emergency management arrangements are to set out —

the local government’s policies for emergency management; and

the roles and responsibilities of public authorities and other persons involved in emergency management in the local government district; and

provisions about the coordination of emergency operations and activities relating to emergency management performed by the persons mentioned in paragraph (b); and

a description of emergencies that are likely to occur in the local government district; and

strategies and priorities for emergency management in the local government district; and

other matters about emergency management in the local government district prescribed by the regulations; and

other matters about emergency management in the local government district the local government considers appropriate.

Local emergency management arrangements are to be consistent with the State emergency management policies and State emergency management plans.

Local emergency management arrangements are to include a recovery plan and the nomination of a local recovery coordinator.

A local government is to deliver a copy of its local emergency management arrangements, and any amendment to the arrangements, to the SEMC as soon as is practicable after they are prepared.