EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 (NO. 73 OF 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
- 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--STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
- 53 Preparation and review of state emergency response plan
- 54 Contents of state emergency response plan
- 55 Publication of state emergency response plan or review
- 56 Regional and municipal district emergency response coordinators
- 57 Senior Police Liaison Officer
- 58 Regional emergency response committees
PART 6--STATE EMERGENCY RECOVERY PLAN
- 59 Preparation and review of state emergency recovery plan
- 60 Contents of state emergency recovery plan
PART 7--INSPECTOR-GENERAL FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- 61 Inspector-General for Emergency Management
- 62 Objectives of the Inspector-General for Emergency Management
- 63 Delegation
- 64 Functions of the Inspector-General for Emergency Management
- 65 Provisions relating to the monitoring and 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 purpose of section 64(1)(b), (c), (f) or (g)
- 70 Provisions for reviews and reports for the purposes of section 64(1)(b) or (c)
- 71 Monitoring of Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority
- 72 Confidential information
- 73 Constraints on access to information not to apply
- 74 Protection of person providing information
PART 8--GENERAL
- 75 Immunity
- 76 Regulations
PART 9--CONSEQUENTIALS AND REPEALS
Division 1--Repeal of Fire Services Commissioner Act 2010
- 77 Repeal of Fire Services Commissioner Act 2010
Division 2--Emergency Management Act 1986
- 78 Consequential repeals and amendments
Division 3--Country Fire Authority Act 1958
- 79 Amendment of section 3—definitions
- 80 Sections 6B to 6D substituted and sections 6DA and 6DB inserted
- 81 Consequential amendments
Division 4--Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority Act 2004
- 82 Amendment of section 3—definitions
- 83 New sections 6A to 6C inserted
- 84 Consequential amendments
Division 5--Forests Act 1958
- 85 Amendment of section 3—definitions
- 86 Sections 61D and 61E substituted and sections 61EA and 61EB inserted
- 87 Consequential amendments
Division 6--Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
- 88 Amendment of section 3—definitions
- 89 Section 7A substituted and sections 7AB to 7AE inserted
- 90 Consequential amendments
Division 7--Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005
- 91 Amendment of section 3—definitions
- 92 Sections 4A to 4F inserted
- 93 Consequential amendments
Division 8--Amendment of other Acts
Division 9--Repeal of Part
