A20/122437 Tasmanian Municipal Emergency Management Plan Meander Valley Plan Details: Plan Title: Meander Valley Emergency Management Plan Issue Details: Issue 6 – July 2020 Review Authority: Meander Valley Municipal Emergency Management Committee Commander Brett Smith Submission Authority: Northern Region Emergency Management Controller Approval: Approval Authority: Commissioner Darren Hine State Emergency Management Controller Signature: Date: 11 August 2020 Meander Valley Emergency Management Plan Issue 6 - July 2020 Page 1 of 85 Table of Contents SECTION 1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................5 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 11 Authority ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Aim ............................................................................................................................................................... 11 Objectives ................................................................................................................................................... 11 Scope and Application ............................................................................................................................. 11 Context Statement .................................................................................................................................... 14 SECTION 2 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT .....................................................................................20 Roles of Government and Emergency Management Partners ........................................................... 20 The Legal Framework for Emergency Management ............................................................................. 20 Emergency Powers and Declarations ..................................................................................................... 20 Emergency Management Governance ................................................................................................. 21 Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................ 22 SECTION 3 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS .....................................................................25 SECTION 3.1 PREVENTION AND MITIGATION ...........................................................................................26 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 Current Arrangements ............................................................................................................................... 26 Research ................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Risk Management ................................................................................................................................................. 26 Protective Security & Business Continuity ........................................................................................................... 26 Land-use Planning ................................................................................................................................................ 27 SECTION 3.2 PREPAREDNESS .....................................................................................................................28 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 Current Arrangements ............................................................................................................................... 28 Municipal Emergency Management and Social Recovery Committee ....................................................... 28 Municipal Social Recovery Committee ............................................................................................................. 29 Capacity and Capability .................................................................................................................................... 29 Relief Arrangements for Council Emergency Management Roles ................................................................. 29 Education and Training ........................................................................................................................................ 29 Coordination Centres .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Incident Control Centre (ICC) ............................................................................................................................. 30 Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) ................................................................................................................. 30 Municipal Emergency Coordination Centre (MECC)....................................................................................... 30 Regional Emergency Coordination Centre (RECC) ......................................................................................... 30 Maintaining Contact Information ....................................................................................................................... 30 Community Warnings and Public Information ................................................................................................... 31 TasALERT................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Points for Public Enquiries ..................................................................................................................................... 31 Meander Valley Council Information Service.................................................................................................... 32 Establishment and Staffing .................................................................................................................................. 32 Available Warning Systems .................................................................................................................................. 32 Public Information Readiness .............................................................................................................................. 33 Municipal Emergency Management Plans ....................................................................................................... 33 Meander Valley Emergency Management Plan Issue 6 - July 2020 Page 2 of 85 Pandemic .............................................................................................................................................................. 33 Validations & Lessons Identified .......................................................................................................................... 34 Administration Systems ......................................................................................................................................... 34 Information Management ................................................................................................................................... 34 Cost Capture/Financial Administration .............................................................................................................. 34 SECTION 3.3 RESPONSE .............................................................................................................................36 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 36 Command, Control and Coordination ................................................................................................... 36 All Hazards Response Arrangements & Escalation............................................................................................ 36 Operational Communication .............................................................................................................................. 37 Mayor and Councillor Response ......................................................................................................................... 37 Consequence Management .............................................................................................................................. 38 Emergency Powers ............................................................................................................................................... 39 Warnings and Public Information ............................................................................................................. 41 Warnings ...............................................................................................................................................................