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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

   94.     Domestic Animals Act 1994  
   95.     Livestock Disease Control Act 1994  
   96.     Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988  
   97.     Ombudsman Act 1973  
   98.     Police Regulation Act 1958  
   99.     Port Management Act 1995  
   100.    Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986  
   101.    Public Administration Act 2004  
   102.    Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008  
   103.    Road Management Act 2004  
   104.    Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003  

           Division 9--Repeal of Part

   105.    Repeal of Part  
           ENDNOTES


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