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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 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]
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 Department of Home Affairs is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with responsibilities for national security, protective services, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, transport security and multicultural affairs. [2]
Athol Hodgson was appointed CFL’s first Chief Fire Officer (1984-87) and was a strong advocate for new emergency arrangements. He led a high-level delegation of Australian bushfire controllers on a study tour to the USA and Canada in 1984. Brian Potter, Chief of the CFA (1985-91), was on the tour and also became an enthusiastic supporter. [3]
The Minister for Emergency Management is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Jenny McAllister since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry. In the Government of Australia , the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Home Affairs .
Pages in category "Emergency management in Australia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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.