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PICT 2013 Crisis Management & Disaster Relief

Week 2

Legislative Responsibilities of Combat Agencies

Vincent Hurley Lecturer

Dept. of Security Studies & Criminology

This week we are going to look at the Legislative (or legal) responsibilities of combat agencies. Who has the legal power to do what in an emergency?

Context. A Quick rehash

of last week

Where does combat agency

legal power come from?

What legal powers do they have?

How does each combat

agency know what the other

is doing in an emergency?

I'm in charge of only me.

Rehash

1. National Emergency Management Projects, fund and administer nationally significant emergency management initiatives that support measures to minimise adverse effects of disasters in Australia.

2. Crisis Coordination Centre. The Crisis Coordination Centre is a dedicated all-hazards monitoring facility that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The centre provides whole-of-government situational awareness to inform national decision-making during a crisis.

3. Domestic response plans and arrangements, maintain response plans to assist the states and territories respond an emergency.

4. Standing Council on Police and Emergency Management. This Standing Council promotes a coordinated national response to law enforcement and emergency management issues.

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Centre Piece of Emergency Management

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But who actually manages

EM in NSW then?

Centre Piece of Emergency Management

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State Rescue Board NSW

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State Rescue Board NSW

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This week we are going to look at the Legislative (or legal) responsibilities of combat agencies. Who has the legal power to do what in an emergency?

Context. A Quick rehash

of last week

Where does combat agency

legal power come from?

What legal powers do they have?

How does each combat

agency know what the other

is doing in an emergency?

I'm in charge of me only.

Centre Piece of Emergency Management

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But, where does combat agency legal power come from to decides who does what at an emergency?

The NSW State Emergency & Rescue Management (SERM) Act

It defines what agencies are defined as Emergency

Organisations.

i. NSW Police Force

ii. Fire & Rescue NSW

iii. NSW Rural Fire Service

iv. Ambulance Service of NSW,

v. NSW State Emergency Service,

vi. NSW Volunteer Rescue Association or

vii. Any other agency which manages or controls an accredited rescue unit.

State Emergency & Rescue Management (SERM) Act

It defines who are the:

i. NSW Police Force

ii. Fire & Rescue NSW

iii. NSW Rural Fire Service

iv. Ambulance Service of NSW,

v. NSW State Emergency Service,

vi. NSW Volunteer Rescue Association or

vii. Any other agency which manages or controls an accredited rescue unit.

It defines what an “emergency” is and this dictates who can do what at an emergency by law. It’s a “rule book”.

State Emergency & Rescue Management (SERM) Act

It defines who are the:

i. NSW Police Force

ii. Fire & Rescue NSW

iii. NSW Rural Fire Service

iv. Ambulance Service of NSW,

v. NSW State Emergency Service,

vi. NSW Volunteer Rescue Association or

vii. Any other agency which manages or controls an accredited rescue unit.

It defines what an “emergency” is and this dictates who can do what at an emergency by law. It’s a “rule book”.

Legislation NSW Hazard-specific Legislation, post 1989

Numerous other Acts are relevant, including ones

which allocate specific hazard management tasks to

agencies, including those represented by

Functional Areas. These Acts include:

 Animal Diseases (Emergency Outbreaks) Act 1991

 Biological Control Act 1985

 Dams Safety Act 1978

 Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008

 Health Services Act 1997

 Maritime Services Act 1935

 Plant Diseases Act 1924

 Public Health Act 2010

 Radiation Control Act 1990

 State Water Corporation Act 2004

 Stock Diseases Act 1923

 Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998

 Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002

This week we are going to look at the Legislative (or legal) responsibilities of combat agencies. Who has the legal power to do what in an emergency?

Context. A Quick rehash

of last week

Where does combat agency

legal power come from?

What legal powers do they have?

How does each combat

agency know what the other

is doing in an emergency?

I'm in charge of me only.

Who has the power to close roads? When an authorised person closes or opens or regulates traffic f low on a major road the Roads and Maritime Service Transport Management Centre (TMC) is to be notified, together with any other appropriate organisations, including the NSW Police Force. This includes classified roads (arterial and sub-arterial) and unclassified roads (road owner).

Who gives community warnings in emergency?

Combat Agencies

have statutory

responsibilities to

issue warnings and

public information

regarding their

particular hazards.

Evacuation of persons or domestic animals is given by?

Evacuation of persons or

domestic animals from an area

of danger or potential danger

is a possible strategy to

mitigate the impact of any

hazard.

Agencies that manage or

control evacuation

arrangements under any sub

plan are to ensure that such

arrangements do not conf lict

with overall evacuation policy.

This week we are going to look at the Legislative (or legal) responsibilities of combat agencies. Who has the legal power to do what in an emergency?

Context. A Quick rehash of last week

Where does combat agency legal power come from?

What legal powers do they have?

How does each combat agency know what the other is doing in an emergency?

I'm in charge of me only.

How does each combat agency know what the other is doing in an emergency?

Liaison Arrangements, Liaison Officer means a person, nominated by an organisation or to represent that organisation at an emergency operations centre (or coordination centre).

Liaison officer maintains communication with and conveys directions/requests to, their organisation and provides advice on the status, capabilities, actions and requirements of their organisation or functional area.

Where appropriate, liaison officers have the authority to commit their agency’s resources. Combat Agencies conduct planning and preparation on their own initiative in addition to providing support during operations. During operations, their specialist support assists the combat agency to coordinate core activities

How does each combat agency know what the other is doing in an emergency?

Liaison Arrangements, Liaison Officer means a person, nominated by an organisation or to represent that organisation at an emergency operations centre (or coordination centre).

Ambulance Rural Fire Service Fire & Rescue NSW NSW Police EPA TMC BOM Sydney Water

This week we are going to look at the Legislative (or legal) responsibilities of combat agencies. Who has the legal power to do what in an emergency?

Context. A Quick rehash

of last week

Where does combat agency

legal power come from?

What legal powers do they have?

How does each combat

agency know what the other

is doing in an emergency?

I'm in charge of me only.

State Emergency & Rescue Management (SERM) Act

It defines what agencies are defined as emergency

Organisations.

i. NSW Police Force

ii. Fire & Rescue NSW

iii. NSW Rural Fire Service

iv. Ambulance Service of NSW,

v. NSW State Emergency Service,

vi. NSW Volunteer Rescue Association or

vii. Any other agency which manages or controls an accredited rescue unit.

NSW State Rescue Board

I'm in charge of only me

NSW State Rescue Board