Southern Midlands. Tasmanian Municipal Emergency Management Plan. Plan Details. Approval

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1 Tsmnin Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Pln Southern Midlnds Pln Detils Pln Title: Southern Midlnds Emergeny Mngement Pln Issue Detils: Issue 5, 2011 Review Authority: Southern Midlnds Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Committee Sumission Authority: Peter Edwrds Southern Region Emergeny Mngement Controller Approvl Approvl Authority: Drren Hine Stte Emergeny Mngement Controller Signture: Dte: Novemer 2011 DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 1 of 77

2 Tle of Contents SECTION 1 OVERVIEW... 6 Glossry...6 Aronyms...12 Introdution...14 Authority...14 Aim...14 Ojetives...14 Sope nd Applition...16 Context Sttement...18 Brief History nd Current Issues...18 Popultion nd Demogrphis...18 Nturl Fetures...19 Built Environment...20 Industry nd Commere...21 Emergeny Mngement...21 Hzrd Summry...21 SECTION 2 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Roles of Government nd Emergeny Mngement Prtners...23 The Legl Frmework for Emergeny Mngement...23 Emergeny Power nd Delrtions...24 Emergeny Mngement Governne...24 Responsiilities...26 SECTION 3 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS SECTION 3.1 PREVENTION AND MITIGATION Overview...31 Current Arrngements...31 Reserh...31 Risk Mngement...31 Business Continuity...32 Lnd Use Plnning...32 SECTION 3.2 PREPAREDNESS Overview...33 Current Arrngements...35 Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Committees...35 Cpity nd Cpility...35 Community Wrnings nd Puli Informtion...38 Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Plns...39 Vlidtions nd Performne Mngement...40 Administrtion Systems...40 SECTION 3.3 RESPONSE Overview...42 Commnd, Control nd Coordintion...42 All Hzrds Response Arrngements nd Esltion...43 Resoure Shring nd Coordintion...44 Consequene Mngement...44 Wrnings nd Puli Informtion...49 Wrnings...49 Other Elements...53 DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 2 of 77

3 Evution...53 Impt Assessments...53 Registrtions...54 Deriefs...54 Administrtion: Finne nd Cost Cpture...55 SECTION 3.4 COMMUNITY RECOVERY Overview...57 Current Arrngements...57 Short Term Arrngements nd Reovery Centres ( One Stop Shop )...59 Elements...63 SECTION 4 PLAN ADMINISTRATION Pln Contt...64 Review Requirements nd Issue History...64 Distriution List...64 Consulttion for this Issue...65 Communitions Pln Summry...66 Vlidtion of this Pln...66 SECTION 5 APPENDICES Assoited Douments Risk Assessment Report Muniipl Committee Terms of Referene Muniipl Committee Mintenne Shedule Southern Midlnds Emergeny Coordintion Centre Ation Crds nd Duty Sttements Stndrd Operting Proedures / Poliies for Wrnings, Puli Informtion, Working with the Medi Summry List of Tles Tle 1 Terms...6 Tle 2 Aronyms...12 Tle 3 Summry of Responsiilities...26 Tle 4 All-Hzrds Response: Typil Ations...48 Tle 5 Summry of Puli Informtion Arrngements...51 Tle 6 Community Reovery Summry...63 Summry List of Figures Figure 1 Mp of Muniipl Are...17 Figure 2 Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Governne...24 Figure 3 Response Mngement Struture...46 Figure 4 Community Reovery Mngement Arrngements...59 DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 3 of 77

4 Setion 1 Overview Glossry 1.1 The following terms re used in this pln nd hve signifine for this muniipl re. All other terms used re onsistent with the Tsmnin Emergeny Mngement Pln (TEMP). 1.2 The Emergeny Mngement At 2006 uses shortened phrsing for numer of titles (e.g. Muniipl Committee for Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Committee) nd this prtie is pplied in this pln. Tle 1 Terms Term Affeted Are Reovery Committee ommnd ommunity entres NB one or more entre type n e omined t the sme lotion if neessry. In the ontext of this pln, this mens: AARCs re groups estlished on needs sis under the sttutory uthority vested in the Stte Controller, SEMC, Regionl Controller or REMC to ssist ounils with longer term ommunity reovery. It my lso e referred to s Reovery Tskfore (espeilly when its memership omprises Stte Government representtives). The internl diretion of n orgnistion s resoures in n emergeny. Assemly: An identified lotion where ffeted persons n ssemle. Assemly entres re generlly estlished for short period of time to meet the immedite personl support needs of individuls nd fmilies e.g. Community Fire Refuges. Evution: An identified lotion for persons of n ffeted re to e temporrily ommodted. This inludes the provision of si servies to meet ffeted people s immedite personl needs. Informtion: An identified lotion where informtion is mde ville for emergeny-ffeted people. They n e virtul (e.g. ll entres or we sed), or physil (e.g. t ommunity entre). Notwithstnding the struturl rrngements, the importne of providing ler nd onsistent informtion is knowledged Reovery: An identified lotion for ffeted persons to ess informtion nd ssistne fter n emergeny hs ourred. A rnge of Government nd Non- Government Orgnistions operte from reovery entres (it n lso e referred to s One-Stop Shop ). ommunity reovery ontrol oordintion derief Plnned nd oordinted mesures tht support emergeny ffeted individuls nd ommunities, eonomy/s, infrstruture nd the environment. The overll diretion nd mngement of response/reovery tivities for n emergeny. The uthority for ontrol n e estlished in legisltion or in n emergeny pln nd inludes tsking nd oordinting other orgnistions resoures to meet the needs of the sitution (i.e. ontrol opertes horizontlly ross orgnistions). The systemti quisition nd pplition of resoures (workers, equipment, goods nd servies) during response/reovery. Coordintion n operte vertilly within n orgnistion (s funtion of ommnd), s well s horizontlly ross orgnistions (s funtion of ontrol). A meeting of stkeholders to review the effetiveness of response/reovery opertions. Deputy Muniipl From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "Deputy Muniipl Coordintor" DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 4 of 77

5 Term Coordintor In the ontext of this pln, this mens: mens the Deputy Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Coordintor ppointed under setion 23 Setion 23 estlishes the Deputy Muniipl Coordintor s ministeril ppointment in eh muniipl re who n t for the Muniipl Coordintor when the Muniipl Coordintor is: sent from duty or Tsmni OR unle to perform the Muniipl Coordintor duties (permnently) OR is temporrily not ppointed e.g. hs resigned et. emergeny From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "emergeny" mens () n event tht (i) endngers, destroys or thretens to endnger or destroy humn life, property or the environment, or uses or thretens to use injury or distress to persons; nd (ii) requires signifint response from one or more of the sttutory servies; or () signifint thret of the ourrene of n event of kind referred to in prgrph () in respet of whih it is pproprite to tke mesures (i) to prevent tht possile resulting event; or (ii) to mitigte the risks ssoited with tht thret nd tht possile resulting event; Any event where loss of, or dmge to life, property or the environment our, or re imminent, requiring the immedite deployment nd oordintion of resoures y sttutory servies to prevent or mitigte the onsequenes of it. emergeny entres Emergeny Coordintion Centre: A generi term for ny fility or lotion where n identified group or tem meets to oordinte mesures to ddress the onsequenes of n emergeny. The work t Emergeny Coordintion Centres n e geny-speifi or ommunity foused. This mens multiple entres my e tive for single emergeny, nd they my e oloted with other entres depending on the sitution (e.g. n Emergeny Opertions Centre). Muniipl, Regionl nd Stte Emergeny Mngement Committees mnge the Emergeny Coordintion Centres tht re foused on ommunitywide onsequene mngement. Emergeny Opertions Centre: A generi term for ny fility or lotion where n identified group or tem meets to give diretion for geny-speifi work relted to n emergeny. This inludes the quisition nd llotion of resoures required y the geny. The wy Emergeny Opertions Centres re used n vry depending on the sitution. emergeny mngement From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "emergeny mngement" mens () the plnning, orgnistion, oordintion nd implementtion of mesures tht re neessry or desirle to prevent, mitigte, respond to, overome nd reover from n emergeny; or () the plnning, orgnistion, oordintion nd implementtion of ivil defene mesures; or () the ondut of, or prtiiption in, reserh nd trining for ny mesures speified in prgrph () or (); or (d) the development of poliy nd proedures relting to ny mesures or tions speified in prgrph (), () or (); Emergeny mngement is the frmework or mngement system tht provides for plnned nd oordinted mesures tht redue vulnerilities nd enhne pities to withstnd emergenies; s well s ope with, nd reover from their impts. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 5 of 77

6 Term emergeny mngement pln emergeny powers (inludes risk ssessment powers) speil emergeny powers emergeny risk mngement hzrd Mngement Authority Muniipl Chirperson Muniipl Committee In the ontext of this pln, this mens: From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "emergeny mngement pln" mens the Tsmnin Emergeny Mngement Pln, Regionl Emergeny Mngement Pln, Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Pln or Speil Emergeny Mngement Pln; A doument required y the Emergeny Mngement At 2006 tht desries governne nd oordintion rrngements nd ssigned responsiilities for: geogrphi re, identified hzrd, or funtion relevnt to Tsmnin emergeny mngement. It inludes desriptions of proesses tht provide for sfe nd effetive opertions for emergeny situtions. From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "emergeny power" mens power speified in Shedule 1; These powers re formlly sntioned y the Stte Controller/ onferred on Regionl Controllers nd relted to: direting/ontrolling movement of people, nimls, wildlife medil exmintion nd/or tretment, deontmintion destrution of nimls, wildlife, vehiles, premises/property suspeted to e ontminted with hemil, iologil, rdiologil mterils disposl of humn nd niml remins mnging energy supply (eletriity, liquids, gs, other) trffi ontrol losing puli ples/events entry to vehiles or premises (stop, enter, inspet; seize, opy, tke extrts of relevnt items property (e.g. exvte, erthworks, modify et) require oopertion for emergeny mngement. From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "speil emergeny power" mens power speified in Shedule 2. Powers tht men the Stte Controller or the Regionl Controller ffeted y the delrtion of stte of emergeny n diret resoures to e mde ville to persons involved in emergeny mngement nd tke suh tions onsidered pproprite for emergeny mngement A systemti proess tht produes rnge of mesures tht ontriutes to welleing of ommunities nd the environment. From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "hzrd" mens ple, struture, soure or sitution, tht my potentilly endnger, destroy or threten to endnger or destroy humn life, property or the environment. The orgnistion responsile for providing guidne for spets of omprehensive emergeny mngement. This responsiility is often estlished in legisltion nd undertken in prtnership with other orgnistions. NOTE: Mngement Authority is new term developed through the lst review of the TEMP. It is n dpttion of the Led Comt Ageny term whih is not s pproprite for prevention nd mitigtion nd prepredness rrngements (whih re new setions in emergeny mngement plns). From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "Muniipl Chirperson" mens the person determined under setion 21(2) y ounil to e the Muniipl Chirperson. Setion 21 estlishes the Muniipl Chirperson s person determined y ounil for the muniipl re to hir the Muniipl Committee. From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "Muniipl Committee" mens Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Committee estlished under setion 20. Setion 20 estlishes the Muniipl Committee s group estlished to institute nd oordinte emergeny mngement for muniipl re or omined re. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 6 of 77

7 Term Muniipl Community Reovery Coordintor In the ontext of this pln, this mens: A ounil worker who is uthorised to oordinte, mnge nd dvise on spets of muniipl ommunity reovery rrngements. Muniipl Coordintor prepredness prevention nd mitigtion puli informtion Regionl Committee Regionl Community Reovery Coordintor Regionl Controller Stte Controller stte of emergeny Support Ageny From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "Muniipl Coordintor" mens person ppointed s Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Coordintor under setion 23 Setion 21 estlishes the Muniipl Coordintor s person ppointed y the Minister who hs the uthority nd ility to mke deisions relting to the oordintion of emergeny mngement in the muniipl re during n emergeny without first seeking the pprovl of ounil. The Muniipl Coordintor hs other responsiilities estlished y the Emergeny Mngement At 2006 inluding: Exeutive Offier for the Muniipl Committee ssist nd dvise the Muniipl Chirperson, Regionl Controller, SES Unit Mnger nd ounil t s n Authorised Offier when required nd uthorise others to t s Authorised Offiers. Plnned nd oordinted mesures so sfe nd effetive response nd reovery n our. Plnned nd oordinted mesures tht eliminte or redue the frequeny nd/or onsequenes of emergenies. Informtion provided y or for emergeny mngement uthorities to the generl ommunity during/following n emergeny to promote self-help. From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "Regionl Committee" mens Regionl Emergeny Mngement Committee estlished under setion 14; Setion 14 estlishes the Regionl Committee s group to institute nd oordinte emergeny mngement in the region. A nominted Stte Government worker who is uthorised to oordinte the delivery of ommunity reovery servies within region, in ollortion with Muniipl Community Reovery Coordintors nd their deputies. From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "Regionl Controller" mens the Regionl Emergeny Mngement Controller ppointed under setion 17; Setion 17 estlishes the Regionl Controller funtion s person who is either: polie ommnder determined y the Commissioner of Polie nd the Stte Controller OR person ppointed y the Minister. From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "Stte Controller" mens the Stte Emergeny Mngement Controller ppointed under setion 10; Setion 10 estlishes the Stte Controller funtion s person who is either: the Hed of Ageny for the Deprtment of Polie nd Emergeny Mngement OR person ppointed y the Minister. From the Emergeny Mngement At 2006: "stte of emergeny" mens stte of emergeny delred under setion 42; Setion 42 estlishes stte of emergeny s delrtion y the Premier when n emergeny is ourring or hs ourred in Tsmni resulting irumstnes tht require or my require speil emergeny powers, euse emergeny powers would e insuffiient to del with the emergeny. Orgnistions tht re responsile for mintining, or mintining ess to, speifi funtionl pilities s greed with Mngement Authorities. Support Agenies ommnd their own resoures in oordintion with the Mngement Authority, s required. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 7 of 77

8 Term vlidtion wrnings worker In the ontext of this pln, this mens: Ativities tht re onduted to ssess or review the effetiveness of emergeny mngement rrngements. Stndrd vlidtion tivities inlude exerises, opertionl deriefs, workshops, nd reviews. Dissemintion of messge signlling imminent hzrd/s, whih my inlude dvie on protetion mesures. A generi term used to desrie people who perform defined funtions for n orgnistion or system, inluding: stff, volunteers nd ontrtors/onsultnts. The Emergeny Mngement At 2006 defines emergeny mngement worker speifilly for emergeny mngement protetion nd oordintion purposes (see s3). DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 8 of 77

9 Aronyms 1.3 Tle 2 lists ronyms tht re used in this pln. Tle 2 Aronyms Aronym AARC AGD AT BoM CBRN DEDTA DHHS DIER DMC DoE DoJ DMC DPAC DPEM DPIPWE DTF ECC EOC GIS MC MCRC MECC NGO PPRR RCRC REMC SEMC SES SMC SMC EMP SOP SIT REP TAS POL TEIS TEMP TFS Stnds for Affeted Are Reovery Committee Attorney-Generls Deprtment Amulne Tsmni (ws TAS ) Bureu of Meteorology Chemil, Biologil, Rdiologil, Nuler Deprtment of Eonomi Development Tourism nd the Arts Deprtment of Helth nd Humn Servies Deprtment of Infrstruture, Energy nd Resoures Deputy Muniipl Coordintor Deprtment of Edution Deprtment of Justie Deputy Muniipl Coordintor Deprtment of Premier nd Cinet Deprtment of Polie nd Emergeny Mngement Deprtment of Primry Industries, Prks, Wter nd Environment Deprtment of Tresury nd Finne Emergeny Coordintion Centre Emergeny Opertions Centre Geogrphi Informtion Servies Muniipl Coordintor Muniipl Community Reovery Coordintor Muniipl Emergeny Coordintion Centre Non Government Orgnistion Prevention nd Mitigtion, Prepredness, Response nd Reovery Regionl Community Reovery Coordintor Regionl Emergeny Mngement Committee Stte Emergeny Mngement Committee Stte Emergeny Servie Southern Midlnds Counil Southern Midlnds Counil Emergeny Mngement Pln Stndrd Operting Proedure Sitution Report Tsmni Polie Tsmnin Emergeny Informtion Servie Tsmnin Emergeny Mngement Pln Tsmni Fire Servie DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 9 of 77

10 Aronym TRRA Stnds for Tsmnin Relief nd Reovery Arrngements DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 10 of 77

11 Introdution 1.4 The strtegi ojetives for emergeny mngement of the Southern Midlnds Committee re to: d mintin the Southern Midlnds Emergeny Mngement Pln to guide the mngement of risks to the ommunity rising from emergenies y onsidering ll elements of PPRR (Prevention nd Mitigtion, Prepredness, Response nd Reovery) reognise the vlue reltionships nd prtnerships for emergeny mngement, in prtiulr the importne of: i ii iii ommunity ontriutions in emergeny mngement nd promoting ommunity enggement s required mintining linkges with relted odies inluding the Southern Region Emergeny Mngement Committee (the Regionl Committee) identifying roles nd responsiilities nd integrtion proesses etween emergeny mngement nd Southern Midlnds Counil mngement strutures develop progressive review system whih is implemented for ll emergeny mngement elements whih is sed on ontinuous improvement priniples mintin n tive nd relevnt Muniipl Committee. 1.5 A mp of the muniipl re is inluded in Figure 1. Authority 1.6 This pln is issued under the uthority of the Stte Controller in ordne with the requirements of s34 of the Emergeny Mngement At 2006 nd is mintined y ounil. Further detils out the pln re in Setion 4 of this pln. Aim 1.7 The im of this pln is to desrie the emergeny mngement rrngements for the muniipl re of Southern Midlnds. Ojetives 1.8 The ojetives of this pln re to reord: roles nd responsiilities relted to identified hzrds nd emergeny mngement funtions urrent rrngements for prevention nd mitigtion, prepredness, response nd reovery inluding: i ii iii the legislted requirement to mintin this pln protools for oordinting mutul support with neighouring ounils identifition of wys to request/ess dditionl support from regionl, Stte nd Commonwelth levels identify opportunities to redue risks to the ommunity. 1.9 These ojetives re estlished so tht effetive response nd reovery n our. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 11 of 77

12 Sope nd Applition 1.10 The rrngements in this pln re designed to e used to ddress emergenies tht hve the following hrteristis: used y hzrds impting in or on the Southern Midlnds re n e mnged y the pility of lol emergeny mngement strutures These rrngements re intended to e slle nd flexile so they n e dpted s required. They re lwys tive ross the PPRR spetrum ut speifi powers/uthorities my e sntioned (typilly during response nd reovery) to omplement existing efforts The Muniipl Coordintor my tivte the pln. In ddition, diretion nd/or dvie to tivte these rrngements my e provided y the: Regionl Controller (Southern Region) Regionl Mnger, SES (Southern Region) 1.13 Other ommunitions my our etween responsile offiers from other Stte Government genies identified in Setion 2 nd the Muniipl Coordintor ut oordintion for forml tivtion of rrngements is est hieved y working with the Regionl Controller/SES Regionl Mnger Additionl/more detiled rrngements for speifi hzrds or funtion for this muniipl re re desried in Assoited Plns et nd these re listed in Appendix 5.1 Assoited Douments. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 12 of 77

13 Figure 1 Mp of Muniipl Are DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 13 of 77

14 Context Sttement Brief History nd Current Issues 1.15 The Southern Midlnds Counil re is entrlly loted in Tsmni with oth the Midlnd Highwy nd the north-south ril route iseting the Muniiplity. The Counil ws reted in April 1993 through the merging of the Muniiplities of Otlnds, Green Ponds, the Northern wrd of Brighton nd Centrl nd Northern wrds of Rihmond. The Muniiplity hs predominntly rurl sed eonomy with sttered popultion of pproximtely 6000 people Mny exmples of 19th entury rhiteture, inluding grnd old rurl homesteds nd onvit uilt ottges n e seen within the Muniiplity. Otlnds osts tht it hs the lrgest numer of preserved Georgin uildings in one rurl re Towns nd lolities inlude Mnglore, Bgdd, Brodmrsh, Elderslie, Dysrt, Kempton, Melton Mowry, Otlnds, Tunridge, Tunnk, Prtth, Woodsdle, Levendle, Runnymede, Colerook, Cmpni nd Rekun There re numer of emerging issues for the Muniiplity tht need to onsidered in n emergeny mngement ontext. There is inresing urn development in the res surrounding Bgdd nd Cmpni. The re-development of the Cllington Mill hs the potentil to inrese tourism numers nd trffi in the Otlnds re Long term rinfll reords indite tht the Muniiplity is eoming drier. A lk of rinfll inreses the possiility nd severity of ush fires nd finding suitle wter points for fire fighting my eome more diffiult. Popultion nd Demogrphis Popultion snp shot: The popultion of the Southern Midlnds in 2008 ws nerly 6,000. Nerly hlf of the popultion is ged etween 35 nd 64. d e f g Trnsport: Just over 20 perent of the popultion is under 15 yers old. There re over 2,000 households in the Muniiplity. The popultion density is 2.3 people per km2. There is 67% of the popultion living in rurl re. Only 6.8% of the popultion ws orn overses nd less thn 1% speks lnguge other thn English t home The mjority of Southern Midlnds residents rely on privte motor vehiles for trnsport etween different lotions. In 2008 there were just under 5000 registered motor vehiles (inludes truks uses et) in the Muniiplity. There is n extensive network of shool us servies nd very limited puli us servies for residents. Communition: 1.21 Signifint res of the Southern Midlnds hve poor moile phone overge for exmple the Col River Vlley. There is however exellent overge long the Midlnd Highwy Corridor nd in res further south. The mjority of residents hve ess to either lndline or moile phone for their ommunition requirements In 2006, nerly hlf of ll oupied privte dwellings hd internet ess. It ould e expeted tht the numer of dwellings with internet ess hs inresed sine tht time. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 14 of 77

15 1.23 There is lol ommunity sttion (97.1 Mid FM) sed in Otlnds tht ould e utilised for emergeny purposes if required. The overge is however limited nd not ll residents re le to listen to the sttion. Nturl Fetures 1.24 The Southern Midlnds Muniiplity is diverse lndspe overing km2. Key fetures inlude- d e f g h extensive ntive nd improved pstures res tpestry of wter wys nd riprin vegettion Lke Dulverton nd Lke Tieris re signifint wetlnds remnnt ush tht is reognised for its iodiversity tree deline is n on-going onern weeds, prtiulrly gorse, re ontinuous mngement issue for lndholders there re res of sodi nd sline soil in the Southern Midlnds tht need to e mnged ppropritely to void erosion nd infrstruture dmge nd the re hs experiened periods of prolonged drought nd short periods flooding rins. Rinfll 1.25 Rinfll reords for Otlnds demonstrte delining trend sine reords egn in Averge nnul rinfll hs delined from 590 mm ( ) to elow 500 mm in the urrent dede. Annul rin dys on whih greter thn1 mm is reorded hs delined from 106 per yer ( ) to 74 per yer in the urrent dede. Temperture 1.26 The Southern Midlnds is desried s hving mild to wrm summers nd old winters. Averge Jnury tempertures re elow 30degrees. Winter tempertures n dip well elow 0 degrees using hzrdous onditions prtiulrly for rod users. Built Environment 1.27 The Southern Midlnds Muniiplity hs the following ssets to mnge nd protet- d e f g Rods nd ridges: the seond longest muniipl rod length in Tsmni with 803 kilometres 30 kilometres of urn seled rods 132 kilometres rurl seled rods 13 kilometres of urn unseled rods 628 kilometres of rurl unseled rods 134 ridges Wter (Southern Wter): 6 wter shemes t Otlnds, Tunridge, Kempton, Bgdd/Mnglore, Cmpni, Colerook 1,589 onnetions 101 kilometres of wter pipeline DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 15 of 77

16 Sewerge shemes (Southern Wter): Wste mngement: Other infrstruture: d 5 sewerge shemes t Otlnds, Kempton, Bgdd, Cmpni, Colerook 758 sewerge onnetions 4 wste trnsfer sttions t Otlnds, Cmpni, Dysrt nd Brodmrsh The Midlnd Highwy is key trnsport link etween Hort nd Luneston. The min ril line runs through the Muniiplity. There re numer of sttions not urrently in use tht ould e moilised in n emergeny sitution. A numer of properties sttered ross the Muniiplity hve ir strips suitle for light irrft. There re diverse rnge of ommunity hlls nd other filities ville in ll mjor popultion entres. Industry nd Commere 1.28 The Southern Midlnds is signifint griulturl region. The min griulturl ommodities produed in the re re sheep, ttle nd grin rops The servie setors (helth, edution nd tourism) employ signifint numer of people within the Muniiplity. There is lso diverse rnge of smll enterprises tht provide employment opportunities. Emergeny Mngement 1.30 In ddition to the forml emergeny mngement infrstruture, equipment nd resoures (fire sttions, polie presene, SES volunteers nd the Multipurpose Helth Centre) the Muniiplity hs ess to other resoures if required in n emergeny There re mny residents who own equipment tht ould e useful in n emergeny sitution for exmple fire fighting units, tering tools, ulldozers, exvtors, light plnes nd heliopters. Hzrd Summry 1.32 The risk register tht forms prt of this doument highlights ush fires, flooding, puli helth issues, exoti niml nd food rop diseses, lnd slips, trnsport idents nd infrstruture filure s signifint hzrds for the Muniiplity. Infrstruture filure ould inlude dmge to the gs pipeline, wter tretment plnt shut downs or the ollpse of dm wll. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 16 of 77

17 Setion 2 Governne nd Mngement This setion reords how muniipl emergeny mngement is governed nd mnged nd who is involved, i.e. 3 levels of government with fous on the min roles t the muniipl level. Roles of Government nd Emergeny Mngement Prtners In Austrli, the three spheres of government (Commonwelth, Stte nd lol) work in prtnership to hieve sfer, sustinle ommunities through roust emergeny mngement rrngements. The Tsmnin Emergeny Mngement Pln provides summry of the different roles of government for emergeny mngement. Non Government Orgnistions, industry/professions, ommunities nd individuls omplement the work of Governments for emergeny mngement At muniipl level, ounils hve entrl role in oordinting nd filitting rnge of emergeny mngement tivities for ll hzrds, s well s resouring speifi ounil responsiilities for emergeny mngement The Muniipl Committee plys pivotl role in meeting these requirements. The Legl Frmework for Emergeny Mngement In Tsmni, powers nd uthorities for emergeny mngement re provided in the Emergeny Mngement At The At estlishes flexile emergeny mngement system inluding emergeny powers for the ppointment of workers for emergeny mngement funtions inluding Muniipl Coordintors, Deputy Muniipl Coordintors nd Muniipl Chirpersons Supporting responsiilities re estlished in the Lol Government At 1993 nd the ompnying Lol Government (Building nd Misellneous Provisions) At 1993 for ounil funtions nd powers tht inlude: providing for the helth, sfety nd welfre of the ommunity representing nd promoting the interests of the ommunity providing for the pee, order nd good government of the muniipl re. Emergeny Power nd Delrtions Powers relted to speifi hzrds nd/or funtions re estlished y speifi Stte legisltion or ntionl rrngements (in some instnes Commonwelth legisltion n lso provide uthority) The Emergeny Mngement At 2006 provides dditionl powers for Regionl Controllers, the Stte Controller, the Minister nd the Premier to uthorise nd/or diret uthorised offiers to tke tion for the protetion of life, property nd the environment. There re three types of powers estlished y the At: risk ssessment powers-sntioned y the Stte Controller (s36) emergeny powers-sntioned y the Stte Controller (s40) speil emergeny powers (under delred stte of emergeny)-sntioned y the Premier. In this irumstne, Regionl Controllers utomtilly hve emergeny powers onferred to them (s42). DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 17 of 77

18 2.1.8 These powers n e used t ny time, provided the riteri set out in the At re met. Muniipl Coordintors provide dvie to the Regionl Controller/SES Regionl Mnger if they elieve powers should e sntioned Conversely if powers under this At re sntioned the Regionl Controller/SES Regionl Mnger will ssist Muniipl Coordintors to perform the funtions required of them. Any speified uthorised offier, whih my inlude Muniipl Coordintors, my need to implement the powers s required y the uthoristion. Emergeny Mngement Governne Figure 2 Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Governne Stte SEMC Stte Emergeny Mngement Committee Chir: Stte Controller (Commissioner, Tsmni Polie) Exeutive Offier: Diretor SES SEMAG Seurity nd Emergeny Mngement Advisory Group Regionl Southern Region Emergeny Mngement Committee Chir: Regionl Controller (Commnder, Tsmni Polie) Exeutive Offier: SES Regionl Mnger Regionl Community Reovery Committee Chir: DHHS Regionl Community Reovery Coordintor Muniipl Southern Midlnds Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Committee Chir: Muniipl Chirperson (Counillor, Southern Midlnds Counil) Southern Midlnds Muniipl Community Reovery Su Committee Chir: Muniipl Community Reovery Coordintor (Counil Stff position) Exeutive Offier: Muniipl Coordintor (Generl Mnger, Southern Midlnds Counil) LEGEND: Diret reporting reltionship Also works/ommunites with The Southern Midlnds Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Committee, hired y the Myor, or representtive is supported y the Muniipl Coordintor from Southern Midlnds Counil s required y Division 3 s19-24 of the Emergeny Mngement At The Muniipl Committee mintins Terms of Referene whih re reviewed pproximtely every two yers, noted y the Stte Emergeny Mngement Committee nd mde ville to the ommunity on the SES wesite DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 18 of 77

19 In the Southern Midlnds re, numer of other ommittees nd groups re prt of the emergeny mngement onsulttion frmework. While they operte resonly independently, they provide reports nd informtion to the Muniipl Committee s greed nd re invited to prtiipte in the review of this pln This ommittee is prt of Southern region. The Southern Region Emergeny Mngement Committee hs overrhing responsiility for regionl emergeny mngement tivities. Eh muniipl re is represented on the Regionl Committee y the Muniipl Coordintor The Regionl Committee is hired y the Regionl Controller nd supported y the SES Regionl Mnger s the Exeutive Offier to oversee Division 2 s13-18 of the Emergeny Mngement At 2006 estlishes these responsiilities nd funtions. Responsiilities The following tle summrises the responsiilities of Mngement Authorities nd ounils for hzrds in Tsmni. This tle is not intended to e exhustive, nd hnges to it n e mde y greement through the onsulttion frmework over the life of this pln nd/or s required during emergenies. More detil for omprehensive responsiilities is inluded in the regionl pln. Tle 3 Summry of Responsiilities Row Hzrd Response Mngement Authorities Typil Counil Support Funtion nd Ativities 1 Bioseurity emergenies (inludes exoti niml, plnt nd mrine disese, nd pest emergenies DPIPWE Bioseurity nd Produt Integrity Division Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Aess to disposl filities Plnt nd mhinery 2 Erthquke TAS POL Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Building inspetions Engineering ssessments Plnt nd mhinery 3 Energy supply emergeny (Inludes: petroleum, gs, eletriity. Exludes: energy infrstruture filures) 4 Environmentl emergeny (mrine pollution nd spills) DIER Offie of Energy Plnning nd Conservtion DPIPWE Environment Division Property identifition Lol opertions entres Advie on filities requiring priority restortion Infrstruture informtion inluding storm wter nd sewerge Plnt nd mhinery 5 Fire-ntionl prks, reserves DPIPWE Prks Community informtion Plnt nd mhinery 6 Fire-delred forest lnd/stte forest 7 Fire-urn, nd privtely mnged rurl lnd Forestry Tsmni TFS Community informtion Plnt nd mhinery Property identifition DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 19 of 77

20 Row Hzrd Response Mngement Authorities 8 Flood-dms TAS POL (Assisted y dm owner) Typil Counil Support Funtion nd Ativities Rod losures Plnt nd mhinery Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Community informtion Plnt nd mhinery 9 Flood-rivers SES/Polie/Counils Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Community informtion Plnt nd mhinery 10 Food ontmintion DHHS Environmentl Helth Premises inspetion Infetion ontrols Community Informtion Property identifition 11 Hzrdous mterils-hemil, liquid fuel, explosives (unintentionl relese) 12 Hzrdous mterilsrdiologil (unintentionl relese) TFS TAS POL Property identifition Rod losures Property identifition Rod losures 13 Influenz pndemi DHHS Puli Helth Flu lini filities Community informtion 14 Infrstruture filure-uildings TAS POL Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Community informtion Plnt nd mhinery 15 Infrstruture filure-stte rods nd ridges NB inludes trnsport disruption 16 Intentionl violene (e.g. CBRN ttks, sieges, terrorist events) DIER Rods nd Trffi Division TAS POL Lol opertions entres Community informtion Plnt nd mhinery Alterntive trnsport routes Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Community informtion Plnt nd mhinery 17 Lndslip, lndslide TAS POL Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Community informtion Plnt nd mhinery 18 Puli helth emergeny DHHS Puli Helth Premises inspetion Infetion ontrols Community Informtion DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 20 of 77

21 Row Hzrd Response Mngement Authorities Typil Counil Support Funtion nd Ativities Property identifition 19 Spe deris TAS POL Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Plnt nd mhinery 20 Storm, high winds, tempest SES Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Plnt nd mhinery 21 Trnsport rsh-vition (more thn 1200m from the irport runwy) 22 Trnsport rsh: mrine (no environmentl emergeny) rilwy rod vehiles TAS POL TAS POL Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Plnt nd mhinery Lol opertions entres Plnt nd mhinery Rod losures Alterntive trnsport routes 23 Wter supply ontmintion DHHS Southern Wter Environmentl Helth Property identifition Rod losures Lol opertions entres Plnt nd mhinery Mngement of wter rriers DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 21 of 77

22 Setion 3 Emergeny Mngement Arrngements This setion desries the generl rrngements for emergeny mngement in the muniipl re. It hs 4 su-setions: Prevention nd Mitigtion Prepredness Response Community Reovery This setion desries the urrent fous of prevention nd mitigtion for muniipl emergeny mngement. This setion desries wht is done to e redy to respond nd mnge ommunity reovery, efore n emergeny ours or is imminent. This setion desries wht is done when n emergeny ours or is imminent. This setion desries wht is done in similr time frmes to response to support ommunity reovery in the short-term nd the longer term ross the 4 ommunity reovery elements: psyho-soil infrstruture eonomi environment. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 22 of 77

23 Setion 3.1 Prevention nd Mitigtion 3.1 This setion desries the urrent fous of prevention nd mitigtion for muniipl emergeny mngement. Overview The Southern Midlnds Committee oversees rnge of prevention nd mitigtion tivities in ollortion with its emergeny mngement prtners t muniipl, regionl nd stte levels The urrent res of fous for prevention nd mitigtion in the Southern Midlnds re re: d reserh risk mngement (inludes risk ssessments nd risk redution tivities) protetive seurity nd usiness ontinuity lnd-use plnning. Current Arrngements Reserh Through its memership, the Muniipl Committee mintins n wreness of reserh for hzrds nd emergeny mngement relevnt to the muniipl re. These hzrds were desried in Setion 1 of this pln Findings of reserh tht hs relevne for the Muniipl Committee s emergeny mngement prtners (inluding the ommunity) re ommunited / shred in oordinted nd pproprite wy y ommittee memers. Risk Mngement Eh orgnistion is responsile for onduting risk ssessments sed on the findings of redile reserh, nd inorporting the outomes into their risk mngement progrms nd hzrd registers s required. Risk ssessment nd risk mngement tivities re ompleted in line with the relevnt ntionl stndrd e.g. AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 nd the relevnt requirements/guides of eh prtiipting orgnistion Outomes of the Tsmnin Emergeny Risk Mngement Projet oordinted y the SES over re reviewed y the Muniipl Committee nd is responsile for updting them on se y se sis, in onsulttion with stkeholders. Aspets tht ffet this muniipl re re used s the sis for regulr reviews to this pln, so the rrngements ddress the mjor risks to ommunity sfety Appendix 5.2 summrises the urrent risk ssessment findings nd identify the following generl responsiilities for tretments: d ounil responsiility prtnership: omintion of ounils, Stte Government genies, Industry, Individuls Stte Government geny, Industry Assoition, Industry setor or individul Whole-of-Government responsiility. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 23 of 77

24 Business Continuity Emergeny mngement for the Southern Midlnds re is prt of usiness ontinuity rrngements for the re nd the region. Eh sset owner/servie provider is responsile for mintining systems, proesses nd resoures to hieve n pproprite stndrd of usiness ontinuity. Speifi dvie relted to ounter-terrorism prties n e provided y the Counter Terrorism Unit. Lnd Use Plnning Lnd use plnning responsiilities re identified in the Lnd Use Plnning nd Approvls At 1993 nd lrgely t muniipl level they re mnged y ounil The Lnd use plnning sheme for the Southern Midlnds re is reviewed nd updted on n ongoing sis to inorporte enhned preventtive mesures to mitigte the impt of emergenies on ommunities. These updtes re progressively informed y numer of Stte nd Commonwelth government inititives nd inorported in line with hzrd ssessments for eh re. For further informtion: DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 24 of 77

25 Setion 3.2 Prepredness 3.2 This setion desries wht is done to e redy to respond nd mnge ommunity reovery, efore n emergeny ours or is imminent. Overview Prepredness is mnged ollortively etween Stte Government, ounils nd their emergeny mngement prtners Ouptionl helth nd sfety legisltion nd generl legl requirements of individuls form the sis prepredness oligtions e.g. employers re required to prepre their workers for the workple environment, inluding emergenies Speifi stte nd Commonwelth legisltion estlishes hzrd nd funtion speifi responsiilities for regultors nd government genies (see the summry of legisltion in TEMP Appendix 5.3) Furthermore, the Emergeny Mngement At 2006 identifies numer of dditionl responsiilities tht re speifi to prepredness t the muniipl level inluding: d ounil responsiilities for: i ii iii providing resoures nd filities for the mngement of emergenies in the muniipl re in ordne with the muniipl pln (s47) providing filities nd resoures for the muniipl Stte Emergeny Servie Unit/s s well s the storge nd mintenne of the equipment used y the unit/s nd res for trining (rrnged in onjuntion with the Diretor Stte Emergeny Servie (s49) mking reommendtions for the Muniipl Coordintor nd Deputy roles (s23-24) nd providing hirperson for the ommittee (s21). the preprtion nd mintenne of muniipl emergeny mngement pln for the muniipl re (s34) estlishment of Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Committee (s22) Stte Emergeny Servie responsiilities in Setion 26 to: i ii provide dvie nd servies in ordne with emergeny mngement plns reruit, trin nd support volunteer workfore Support Agenies nd owner/opertors of speifi filities mintin proesses nd rrngements so they re redy to: fulfill their roles in emergeny mngement hieve usiness s usul for s long s possile, s well s oordinte reovery nd support roder ommunity reovery efforts fter the emergeny, if required. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 25 of 77

26 Current Arrngements Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Committees The onsulttion frmework is outlined in Setion 2 of this pln. This frmework is oordinted y the Stte Emergeny Servie with the SEMC nd is mintined with the support of Stte Government, ounils, Non Government Orgnistions nd other orgnistions For this re, the Muniipl Committee hs n importnt role in mintining reltionships so informtion is shred nd effetive rrngements re in ple for emergeny mngement. It is hired y ounil representtive (usully the Myor of his/her representtive) nd the Muniipl Coordintor is its Exeutive Offier. The funtions nd powers of the Muniipl Committees re detiled in Setion 22 of the Emergeny Mngement At Two importnt douments tht support its ontinuity re: Terms of Referene (see Appendix 5.3) Committee Mintenne Shedule (see Appendix 5.4). Cpity nd Cpility Stte Government genies nd Government Owned Businesses mintin their own pity nd pility rrngements. In the muniipl ontext the following points re importnt : d redundny for ounil emergeny mngement roles emergeny mngement edution nd trining for ounil workers mintining the muniipl emergeny oordintion entre mintining si systems so resoures n e requested nd shred. Relief Arrngements for Counil Emergeny Mngement Roles The following list shows the relief model for key muniipl emergeny mngement roles. Primry Role: Muniipl Chirperson Muniipl Coordintor Muniipl Community Reovery Coordintor Usul Delegte: Eleted Representtive Deputy Muniipl Coordintor Deputy Muniipl Community Reovery Coordintor Edution nd Trining The Muniipl Coordintor oordintes generl indutions for workers with emergeny mngement funtions inluding medi/informtion funtions. The SES Regionl Mnger nd Regionl Community Reovery Coordintor ssist s required Vlidtion tivities, whih re useful trining opportunities, re onduted t vrious times y wide rnge of stkeholders. Muniipl Committee memers ttend these nd/or rrnge for relevnt people from their orgnistion to ttend nd/or prtiipte where relevnt. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 26 of 77

27 The Southern Midlnds Counil s Emergeny Mngement Strtegy ommits ounil to onduting regulr tivities to ensure tht ounil s stff nd ommunity groups re wre of urrent emergeny plns nd proedures nd hve the skills to implement them The Muniipl Committee will sponsor nnul vlidtion tivities to ensure the emergeny mngement pility is mintined. These tivities my tke the form of trining sessions, tutoril exerises or field exerises. Muniipl Emergeny Coordintion Centre The Muniipl Emergeny Coordintion Centre is mintined y the Muniipl Coordintor. It provides fility for: oordinting ounil s emergeny response oordinting requests from responding or ommunity reovery orgnistions for dditionl resoures providing informtion e.g. to the Regionl Controller, lol ommunity et Refer Appendix 5.5 for detils of the Muniipl Emergeny Coordintion Centre Ation rds nd proedures re mintined y the Muniipl Coordintor for use during opertion nd the versions tht were urrent t the time this pln ws issued re inluded in Appendix 5.6. These re designed so they n e used in ny omintion with other entres e.g. geny-speifi Emergeny Opertions Centres/the Regionl Emergeny Coordintion Centre et. Mintining Bsi Resoures nd Agreements A ontt list for muniipl emergeny mngement is mintined y the Muniipl Coordintor. It is heked t eh ommittee meeting, updted nd irulted to memers nd stkeholders. The Regionl Committee s ontt list is n importnt supplement to the Muniipl Committee s ontt list. It is updted in similr wy (oordinted y the SES Regionl Mnger). Community Wrnings nd Puli Informtion This setion summrises the min points regrding puli enquiries, wrnings nd puli informtion. For rrngements to issue wrnings or open ll entres in response et refer to Setion 3.3 of this pln (Response). Points for Puli Enquiries The orgnistions represented on the Muniipl Committee ll mintin numer of different enquiry points for generl enquiries e.g. swithord numer, wesites et. Aville Wrning Systems Puli wrnings systems re mintined y responsile genies (see exmples elow) This pln reognises tht wrnings to the puli re most effetive when key messges re developed in dvne sed on est prtie (e.g. AGDs Choosing your Words ) into effetive wrnings. They re mintined in drft form so they n e mde speifi to eh irumstne. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 27 of 77

28 Emergeny wrning systems relevnt to the Southern Midlnds re re: flsh nd minstrem flooding (from rivers) (BoM/Counil) severe wether e.g. dmging winds (BoM) ush fire (TFS) d Emergeny Alert (ll hzrds) (TFS) e Lol ABC Rdio (primry Support Agenies or response Mngement Authority). Puli Informtion Rediness Response Mngement Authorities re responsile for mintining sripts out hzrds for use y TEIS (Tsmnin Emergeny Informtion System) in drft form so they n e ustomised s required The Midlnds Multi-Purpose Helth Centre, s provider of hostel nd nursing home ged re nd other helth servies, is diretly represented on the Emergeny Mngement Committee. This demonstrtes ollortive pproh to plnning for emergenies nd filittes ommunition. Muniipl Emergeny Mngement Plns The Muniipl Committee is responsile for the preprtion nd mintenne of this pln. The pln is reviewed t lest every two yers fter it ws lst pproved. The SES provides guidne for the plns formt nd ontent nd rrnges for its pprovl y the Stte Controller Setion 4 of this pln provides more informtion out this pln inluding the Distriution List. The urrent version of this pln is ville from the SES wesite nd the Muniipl Coordintor Eh orgnistion represented on the Muniipl Committee is responsile for mintining their own plns nd proedures nd mking sure they re ligned with the rrngements in this pln. Vlidtions nd Performne Mngement Vlidtions re onduted s prt of the emergeny plnning proess to ssess the effetiveness of emergeny mngement rrngements. Vlidtions inlude: deriefs, exerises nd other workshops/meetings Eh memer orgnistion is responsile for mking sure their own proesses nd proedures re tested t regulr intervls nd lso for prtiipting in other vlidtions where le The plnned vlidtion tivities for this pln re reorded in Setion Deriefs re onduted y eh memer orgnistion fter oth exerises nd opertions nd omined deriefs for greed opertions re rrnged y the Muniipl or the Regionl Committee Lessons identified in deriefs re reorded nd shred where relevnt through the onsulttion frmework The performne of muniipl emergeny mngement is progressively reviewed through deriefs nd t ommittee meetings for the re nd the region. Where opportunities for improvement re identified, tion is tken to ddress the sitution on risk sis. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 28 of 77

29 Administrtion Systems Eh orgnistion involved in emergeny mngement is responsile for mnging its own dministrtion needs. These require ongoing mintenne so they re le to e used effetively in emergenies. This usully inludes two min res: informtion mngement ost pture. Informtion Mngement Systems for mnging informtion during emergenies inlude prepred templtes/proforms et for: d e f Sitution Reports (SIT REPS) opertionl logs resoure llotion reording expenditure (more informtion elow in Cost Cpture ) registrtion systems-spontneous volunteers, puli offers, ffeted groups e.g. usinesses supporting impt ssessments (See Setion 3.2 TEMP for reommended items to e reorded). Cost Cpture/Finnil Administrtion All orgnistions mintin systems nd proesses so expenditure n e uthorised for emergenies, reorded nd reimursement sought (where ville). This inludes identifying positions tht re responsile for ollting osts of response nd ommunity reovery efforts. Cost pture systems re ligned with the three omponents of the Tsmnin Relief nd Reovery Arrngements (TRRA) nd proesses re kept y ounil to request ess to funds Counil mintins rrngements to enle expenditure y the Muniipl Coordintor (or their delegted representtive) for emergenies. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 29 of 77

30 Setion 3.3 Response 3.3 This setion desries wht is done when n emergeny ours or is imminent. Overview Arrngements for response re sed on pre-greed roles nd responsiilities eing undertken in oordinted wy. Brod responsiilities for hzrds or funtions re usully estlished in legisltion nd the plnning proess is used to estlish rrngements tht drw on these responsiilities in prtil, flexile nd slle wy to redue the thret to life, property or the environment The roles nd responsiilities relevnt to muniipl emergeny mngement re summrised in Setion 2 of this pln. This setion reords how these roles nd responsiilities re generlly used The following prgrphs desrie the generl rrngements for response. They should e referred to when: rrngements for the sitution re indequte/overwhelmed the rrngements n enhne/omplement wht is lredy in ple The rrngements desried in this setion re designed to ddress emergenies tht our in this muniipl re, lthough these sme rrngements n e used to support response for emergenies ffeting other muniipl res or the region s whole Emergeny powers exist so uthorised tion n e tken to resolve emergenies. Primry powers nd responsiilities re generlly estlished in hzrd speifi Stte legisltion nd then inorported in hzrd speifi plns. Additionl powers re provided in the Emergeny Mngement At 2006 nd n e pplied when the relevnt riteri re met Overll ontrol of n emergeny n e ssumed y emergeny mngement uthorities e.g. the Regionl Controllers. Commnd, Control nd Coordintion All Hzrds Response Arrngements nd Esltion When n emergeny ours, initil response tions re usully rried out t the emergeny site y those who hve the primry responsiility for proteting the life, property or environment tht is eing thretened. In the first instne this is usully the sset owner/mnger of the property/premises nd/or the people t the emergeny site Where people re not present or le to respond effetively, speified genies hve uthority to tke ontrol of the sitution. In this pln they re identified s the response Mngement Authority Response Mngement Authorities re supported y Support Agenies nd ounils n e requested to support response nd mke resoures ville. The usul wy these requests re mde is y diret ontt with the Muniipl Coordintor. At this point, onsidertion is given to the prtilities of opening the Muniipl Emergeny Coordintion Centre to oordinte resoures nd requests (if it isn t lredy open). See Appendix 5.5 for more informtion out the entre The Generl Mnger is responsile for providing dequte stff nd resoures to operte the muniipl oordintion entre nd the Muniipl Coordintor is responsile for rrnging the entre to e opened nd mnging it. More detiled operting proedures re mintined in Appendix 5.7. DRAFT FOR Issue Novemer 2010 Pge 30 of 77