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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is an executive agency of the Australian federal government under the Department of Home Affairs. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The agency is responsible for coordinating and managing a national-level emergency response to help those affected by natural disasters, including droughts , bushfires and floods . [ 3 ]
An Australian Army truck being used in the clean up of a Brisbane suburb during the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. Australia's emergency management processes are focused on the concept of the prepared community. This is achieved through the application of the following; The Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS.)# This is ...
The existing Emergency Alert Australia system, established in 2009, [3] is a location-based SMS (LB-SMS) system [4] and can also call landlines with automated alerts. [3] The system was used in the 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires , with 492,938 landline calls and 4,194,576 text messages sent to residents in affected areas.
Emergency Management Australia (EMA) was an Australian Government body responsible for emergency management coordination. EMA was transferred from the Attorney-General's Department in a machinery of government change to become a division of the newly established Department of Home Affairs in 2018. EMA involved the plans, structures and ...
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, also referred to as the Bushfires Royal Commission, was a royal commission established in 2020 by the Australian government to inquire into and report upon natural disaster management coordination as it related to the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.
CERT Australia is the national computer emergency response team responsible for cybersecurity responses and providing cyber security advice and support to critical infrastructure and other systems of national interest. CERT Australia works closely with other Australian Government agencies, international CERTs, and the private sector.
The National Recovery and Resilience Agency (NRRA) was an Australian government executive agency to help those affected by natural disasters, including droughts, bushfires, and floods. It was an agency of the Department of Home Affairs from 1 July 2022 until it was replaced by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in September 2022.
The Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency (ACT ESA) was established by the Emergencies Act 2004 (ACT), which came into effect on 1 July 2004. [1] The mission of the ACT ESA is to protect and preserve life, property and the environment in the ACT .