Victorian Consolidated Legislation

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 1986

No. 30 of 1986
Version incorporating amendments as at  3 November 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Repeal
   4.      Definitions
   4A.     Objectives of Act

   PART 2-ADMINISTRATION

   5.      Role of Minister
   6.      Responsibility of State Emergency Response Coordinator
   7.      Delegation by Minister
   8.      Victoria Emergency Management Council
   9.      Committees established by Minister
   9A.     Change of names or titles

   PART 3-STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN

   10.     Minister to prepare state emergency response plan
   11.     State Emergency Response Coordinator and Deputy
   12.     Delegation by State Emergency Response Coordinator
   13.     Regional and municipal district emergency response Coordinators
   14.     Emergency response Committees
   15.     State emergency response plan
   16.     Control of response to major fires
   16A.    What if Fire Services Commissioner is unavailable to
           perform function of overall control of major fire
   16B.    State Emergency Response Coordinator may advise or
           direct Fire Services Commissioner and chief fire officers
           to exercise control powers
   16BA.   Control of response to fire other than a major fire
   16C.    Control of emergency responses other than fire
   17.     Publication

   PART 3A-RECOVERY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

   17A.    Minister to prepare state emergency recovery plan
   17B.    Co-ordinating agency and State Recovery Co-ordinator
   17C.    Delegation by State Recovery Co-ordinator
   17D.    Regional Co-ordinators
   17E.    Recovery Committees
   17F.    State emergency recovery plan

   PART 4-RESPONSIBILITIES OF MUNICIPAL COUNCILS

   18.     Municipal councils may co-operate
   19.     Municipal councils may appoint a principal
   20.     Municipal emergency management plan
   21.     Municipal co-ordination and planning
   21A.    Audit of municipal emergency management plans

   PART 4A-STANDARDS FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCIES

   21B.    Emergency Services Commissioner
   21C.    Functions and powers of the Commissioner
   21D.    Commissioner to prepare standards
   21E.    Commissioner to monitor standards
   21F.    Power to require information to be given
   21G.    Constraints on access to information not to apply
   21H.    Delegation by Commissioner
   21I.    Annual report
   21J.    Definition

   PART 5-STATE OF DISASTER

   22.     Definitions
   23.     Power of Premier to declare state of disaster
   24.     Powers and duties of Minister

   PART 6-COMPENSATION OF REGISTERED EMERGENCY WORKERS

   25.     Definitions
   25A.    Application
   26.     Repealed
   27.     When is compensation payable?
   28.     Compensation for personal injuries
   29.     Compensation for loss of or damage to property
   30.     Jurisdiction
   31.     Authority to represent Crown
   32.     Payments
   33.     Repealed
   34.     Entitlement where damages otherwise payable
   35.     Funding of compensation scheme

   PART 7-MISCELLANEOUS

   36.     Offence of obstructing, etc. emergency worker
   36A.    Declaration of emergency area
   36B.    Powers in respect of emergency area
   36C.    Offences
   37.     Immunity
   38.     Offence of making false compensation claim
   39.     Regulations
           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details