Victorian Numbered Acts

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 (NO. 73 OF 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

        (c)     implement an "all hazards—all agencies" approach based on networked arrangements and greater interoperability.

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