Victorian Current Acts

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 - SECT 5

The objectives of this Act are to—

        (a)     foster a sustainable and efficient emergency management system that minimises the likelihood, effect and consequences of emergencies; and

        (b)     establish efficient governance arrangements that—

              (i)     clarify the roles and responsibilities of agencies; and

              (ii)     facilitate cooperation between agencies; and

              (iii)     ensure the coordination of emergency management reform within the emergency management sector; and

S. 5(c) substituted by No. 36/2018 s. 5.

        (c)     implement an "all communities—all emergencies" approach to emergency management; and

S. 5(d) inserted by No. 36/2018 s. 5, amended by No. 36/2018 ss 42, 59.

        (d)     establish integrated arrangements for emergency management planning in Victoria at the State, regional and municipal levels.