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Submission 94 ACT GOVERNMENT TERRITORY WIDE RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT Developed by Echelon Australia June 2012 ACT Government Territory Wide Risk Assessment Report Authority 11 ustralia 20 PreparedEchelon by A Final Report 2 Version One –June 2012 ACT Government Territory Wide Risk Assessment Report Document Issue & Control This report has been prepared by Echelon Australia specifically for reference by members of ACT Government Directorates and Agencies. Electronic copy of the final document will be made available to the members of the Security and Emergency Management Senior Officials Group (SEMSOG). Hard copies of the final document to be made available as follows: Report Copy Responsibility of Located at 1 of 4 Emergency Services Agency (ESA) 9 Amberley Ave, Fairbairn ACT 2 of 4 ACT Policing Winchester Police Centre, Benjamin Way Belconnen ACT 3 of 4 Justice and Community Safety Directorate JACSD Library – Ground Floor, 12 Moore (JACSD) Street, Canberra City 4 of 4 Echelon Project Manager Echelon Reference Library Echelon Australia Pty Ltd ABN No 96085720056 All rights reserved. The Emergency Risk Management assessments contained within this report have been developed based solely on the site-specific information supplied by members of the Territory Wide Risk Assessment Working Group and have been prima facie accepted by the authors of this report and have not been independently verified for accuracy. Echelon Australia accepts no responsibility for any loss that arises out of the Emergency Services Agency having failed to bring all relevant facts to our attention or having provided inaccurate information. 11 ustralia 20 PreparedEchelon by A Final Report 3 Version One – June 2012 Report Revision Whenever this report is reviewed or amended, details must be recorded on this page. Date Revision Summary 11 ustralia 20 PreparedEchelon by A Final Report 4 Version One –June 2012 Table of Contents Authority ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Document Issue & Control .................................................................................................................. 3 Report Revision ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 7 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 9 1.1. Purpose ...................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2. Authority ..................................................................................................................................10 1.3. Reference & Supporting Plans/ Documents .....................................................................10 2. Project Management Plan ....................................................................................................11 3. Territory Wide Risk Assessment - Context Statement ..................................................11 3.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................11 3.2. Scope ........................................................................................................................................11 3.3. Resources ................................................................................................................................12 3.4. Identified Issues.....................................................................................................................12 3.5. Management Framework Overview ...................................................................................12 3.6. Risk Evaluation Criteria ........................................................................................................12 Community & Environmental Description – Australian Capital Territory ................................13 3.7. General Profile ........................................................................................................................13 3.8. Demographic factors .............................................................................................................13 3.9. Geographic factors.................................................................................................................15 4. Risk Identification ..................................................................................................................16 4.1. Natural Hazards - A National Perspective.........................................................................16 4.2. A Local Perspective ................................................................................................................19 4.3. Hazard Identification .............................................................................................................21 4.4. Hazards History and Analysis ..............................................................................................22 4.5. Vulnerable Communities ......................................................................................................41 4.5.1. Vulnerable Communities List ...............................................................................................42 5. Risk Analysis & Evaluation ...................................................................................................44 5.1. Hazards ....................................................................................................................................45 6. Treatment ................................................................................................................................71 7. Monitor and Review ...............................................................................................................72 11 8. Appendices ..............................................................................................................................73 Appendix 1 Project Plan ..................................................................................................................74 ustralia 20 Appendix 2 Management Framework ...........................................................................................76 Appendix 3 Members of the TWRA Working Group ...................................................................77 Appendix 4 Summary of Assessment - Risk ...............................................................................78 Appendix 5 Summary of Assessment - Priority .........................................................................79 PreparedEchelon by A Final Report 5 Version One – June 2012 Appendix 6 Summary of Assessment -Agency ..........................................................................80 Appendix 7 Hazard Specific Supporting Plans ............................................................................82 Appendix 8 Likelihood and Consequence Descriptors ..............................................................84 Appendix 9 Definitions .....................................................................................................................86 Appendix 10 Abbreviations ...........................................................................................................88 Bibliography .........................................................................................................................................91 11 ustralia 20 PreparedEchelon by A Final Report 6 Version One – June 2012 Executive Summary In April 2009, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed on the urgent need for governments to re-examine Australia’s arrangements for managing natural disasters and identify any further strategies aimed at building greater resilience. Disaster mitigation strategies will take into consideration recommendations arising from COAG and the National Emergency Management Committee (NEMC) formerly known as the Australian Emergency Management Committee (AEMC). In December 2009, the ACT Chief Minister signed the National Partnership Agreement (NPA) on Natural Disaster Resilience. Through this agreement, the Australian Government contributes funding to the States and Territories for disaster resilience. This includes specific funding for States and Territories to undertake a Territory Wide Risk Assessment to assist in identifying priorities for risk mitigation in the Territory. The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) established a Territory Wide Risk Assessment Working Group (the Working Group) comprising representatives from relevant ACT Government agencies and directorates and to work on the project and develop a draft of this report. The working group is chaired by ESA, and reported to the Security and Emergency Management Senior Officials Group (SEMSOG) through the Security and Emergency Management Planning Group (SEMPG). The project has considered the risks associated with a range of natural, technological, environmental and other hazards that, should a disaster event occur as a result of any of these hazards, would require a coordinated multi-agency response and the activation of the Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC), as well as potentially other specific operations centres,
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