Tasmanian Municipal Emergency Management Plan MERSEY-LEVEN Plan Details: Plan Title: Mersey-Leven Emergency Management Plan Issue Details: Issue 3, October 2017 Review Authority: Mersey-Leven Emergency Management Committee Submission Authority: North-West Regional Emergency Management Controller Approval: Approval Authority: Commissioner Darren Hine State Emergency Management Controller Signature: Date: 6 October 2017 Issue 3, October 2017 Page 1 of 52 Table of Contents SECTION 1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Acronyms .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Authority ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Aim ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Scope and Application ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Context Statement ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 SECTION 2 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................... 15 Roles of Government and Emergency Management Partners............................................................................... 15 The Legal Framework for Emergency Management ................................................................................................. 15 Emergency Power and Declarations........................................................................................................................................... 15 Emergency Management Governance ...................................................................................................................... 16 Responsibilities ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 SECTION 3 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS ..................................................................................... 20 SECTION 3.1 PREVENTION AND MITIGATION ............................................................................................................ 20 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Current Arrangements ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Research ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Risk Management ........................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Protective Security and Business Continuity ............................................................................................................................... 21 Land Use Planning ........................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Current Mersey-Leven Combined Area Specific Arrangements ........................................................................................... 21 SECTION 3.2 PREPAREDNESS ...................................................................................................................................... 23 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Current Arrangements ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 Municipal Emergency Management Committees ................................................................................................................... 24 Capacity and Capability............................................................................................................................................................... 24 Spontaneous Volunteers ................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Community Warnings and Public Information ........................................................................................................................... 26 Municipal Emergency Management Plans ................................................................................................................................ 27 Validations and Performance Management ............................................................................................................................ 27 Administration Systems ................................................................................................................................................................... 27 SECTION 3.3 RESPONSE ............................................................................................................................................... 28 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Command, Control and Coordination ........................................................................................................................ 28 All Hazards Response Arrangements and Escalation ............................................................................................................... 28 Resource Sharing and Coordination ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Consequence Management ........................................................................................................................................................ 29 Warnings and Public Information ................................................................................................................................... 32 Warnings ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Public Information ........................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Other Elements .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Evacuation ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 39 Impact Assessments ........................................................................................................................................................................ 39 Registrations ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Debriefs ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Issue 3, October 2017 Page 2 of 52 Administration: Finance and Cost Capture ............................................................................................................................... 40 SECTION 3.4 RECOVERY ............................................................................................................................................