Victorian Current Acts

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2013

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Objectives of Act  

   PART 2--STATE CRISIS AND RESILIENCE COUNCIL

   6.      State Crisis and Resilience Council  
   7.      Role of State Crisis and Resilience Council  
   8.      Constitution of the State Crisis and Resilience Council  
   9.      Procedure of the State Crisis and Resilience Council  
   10.     Standing subcommittees  
   11.     Work plans  
   12.     Strategic Action Plan  
   13.     Implementation of the Strategic Action Plan and work programs  

   PART 3--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VICTORIA

   14.     Establishment of Emergency Management Victoria  
   15.     Emergency Management Victoria is a body corporate  
   16.     Constitution of Emergency Management Victoria  
   17.     Functions of Emergency Management Victoria  
   18.     Powers of Emergency Management Victoria  
   19.     Delegation  
   20.     Chief Executive, Emergency Management Victoria  
   21.     Functions of the Chief Executive, Emergency Management Victoria  
   22.     Powers of the Chief Executive, Emergency Management Victoria  
   23.     Provision of staff and contractors  

   PART 4--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONER

           Division 1--Appointment, functions and general powers

   24.     Establishment  
   25.     Appointment  
   26.     Remuneration and allowances  
   27.     Terms and conditions  
   28.     Resignation or vacancy in office  
   29.     Suspension and removal from office  
   30.     Acting Emergency Management Commissioner  
   31.     Delegation  
   32.     Functions of the Emergency Management Commissioner  
   33.     Powers of the Emergency Management Commissioner  
   34.     Information to be provided to Emergency Management Commissioner  
   35.     Information gathering  
   36.     Constraints on access to information not to apply  

           Division 2--Control of response activities

   37.     Control of emergency response to Class 1 emergency  
   38.     Control of response to fire other than a major fire  
   39.     Control of emergency response to Class 2 emergencies  
   40.     Emergency Management Commissioner may advise or direct officers to exercise control powers  
   40A.    Regional and municipal district emergency response coordinators  
   40B.    Senior Police Liaison Officer  
   41.     Division to prevail  

           Division 3--Community warnings about fires

   42.     Emergency Management Commissioner must ensure community is warned about fires  
   43.     Responsibility to issue warnings and provide information  
   44.     Emergency Management Commissioner may issue guidelines, procedures and protocols in relation to duty to warn the community  

           Division 4--Consequence management

   45.     Consequence management  

           Division 5--Recovery

   46.     Emergency Management Commissioner to be responsible for recovery coordination  
   47.     Provision of information in relation to recovery  

           Division 6--Operational standards for responder agencies

   48.     Emergency Management Commissioner to develop operational standards for responder agencies  
   49.     Emergency Management Commissioner must give operational standards to certain persons  

           Division 7--Incident management operating procedures

   50.     Incident management operating procedures  
   51.     Emergency Management Commissioner must give incident management operating procedures to certain persons  
   52.     Publication of incident management operating procedures on Internet  

   PART 5--REGIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEES

   53.     Establishment of Regional Emergency Management Planning Committees  
   54.     Constitution of Regional Emergency Management Planning Committees  
   55.     Chairperson of each Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee  
   56.     Procedure of Regional Emergency Management Planning Committees  
   57.     Functions of Regional Emergency Management Planning Committees  
   58.     Powers of Regional Emergency Management Planning Committees  

   PART 6--MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEES

   59.     Establishment of Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committees  
   59A.    Constitution of Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committees  
   59B.    Chairperson of each Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee  
   59C.    Procedure of Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committees  
   59D.    Functions of Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committees  
   59E.    Powers of Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committees  
   59F.    Functions of municipal councils  
   59G.    Municipal emergency management officers  
   59H.    Municipal recovery managers  

   PART 6A--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS

           Division 1--General

   60AA.   Principles underlying the preparation and contents of emergency management plans  
   60AB.   Definitions  

           Division 2--Preparation of emergency management plans

   60AC.   General requirement on relevant preparers  
   60AD.   Preparation of state emergency management plan  
   60ADA.  Preparation of regional emergency management plans  
   60ADB.  Preparation of municipal emergency management plans  
   60AE.   Contents of emergency management plans  

           Division 3--Consultation during preparation

   60AF.   Consultation during preparation of state emergency management plan  
   60AFA.  Consultation during preparation of regional emergency management plans  
   60AFB.  Consultation during preparation of municipal emergency management plans  

           Division 4--Approval, publication and review process

   60AG.   Submission of statement of assurance to relevant approver  
   60AH.   Approval of emergency management plan  
   60AI.   Publication of emergency management plan  
   60AJ.   When does an emergency management plan come into effect?  
   60AK.   Compliance with emergency management plan  
   60AL.   Direction to comply  
   60AM.   Urgent update of emergency management plan  
   60AN.   Review of emergency management plan  

   PART 7--INSPECTOR-GENERAL FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

   60A.    Definition  
   61.     Inspector-General for Emergency Management  
   61A.    Remuneration and allowances  
   61B.    Terms and conditions  
   61C.    Resignation or vacancy in office  
   61D.    Suspension and removal from office  
   61E.    Acting Inspector-General for Emergency Management  
   62.     Objectives of the Inspector-General for Emergency Management  
   63.     Delegation  
   63A.    Provision of staff and contractors  
   64.     Functions of the Inspector-General for Emergency Management  
   65.     Provisions relating to the assurance framework  
   66.     Provisions relating to system review  
   67.     Provisions relating to advice and reports  
   68.     Powers of the Inspector-General for Emergency Management  
   69.     Information gathering for the purposes of section 64(1)  
   70.     Provisions for reviews and reports for the purposes of section 64(1)  
   70A.    Power of entry  
   70B.    Reasonable assistance to be given to Inspector-General for Emergency Management  
   71.     Monitoring of Triple Zero Victoria  
   72.     Confidential information  
   73.     Constraints on access to information not to apply  
   74.     Protection of person providing information  

   PART 7A--CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE

           Division 1--Preliminary

   74A.    Object of this Part  
   74B.    Definitions  
   74C.    What is an essential service?  

           Division 2--Assessment of infrastructure

   74D.    Assessment of infrastructure  
   74E.    Designation of vital critical infrastructure  

           Division 3--Responsibilities in relation to critical infrastructure

   74F.    Who is the relevant Minister?  
   74G.    Delegation by relevant Minister  
   74H.    Who is the responsible entity?  
   74I.    Nomination of Industry Accountable Officer  

           Division 4--Victorian Critical Infrastructure Register

   74J.    Victorian Critical Infrastructure Register  
   74K.    Access to the Victorian Critical Infrastructure Register  
   74L.    Review of Victorian Critical Infrastructure Register  

           Division 5--Resilience improvement cycle

   74M.    Resilience improvement cycle  
   74N.    Statement of assurance  
   74O.    Powers of relevant Minister  
   74P.    Emergency risk management plan and documentation  
   74Q.    Exercise by responsible entity  
   74R.    Relevant Minister to review exercise  
   74S.    Responsible entity to conduct audit  
   74T.    Audit certificate and findings  
   74U.    Relevant Minister may request second audit  

           Division 6--General

   74V.    Offences  
   74W.    Guidelines  
   74X.    Savings and transitional  

   PART 8--GENERAL

   75.     Immunity  
   76.     Regulations  
   76A.     Additional regulation making powers  
   77.     Guidelines for purposes of Parts 5, 6 and 6A  
   77A.    Declaration of regions—Orders in Council  

   PART 9--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   78.     Assurance framework  
   79.     Regional and municipal district emergency response coordinators  
   80.     Senior Police Liaison Officer  
   81.     Municipal emergency management plan  
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