Planning core capability

Conduct a systematic process engaging the whole community as appropriate in the development of executable strategic, operational, and/or tactical level approaches to meet defined objectives.

Table 17: Agency roles mapped to the VPF, by critical tasks within the Planning core capability

Critical Task 1.1: Define and communicate (to all stakeholders) planning principles, priorities and governance arrangements, including an understanding of a community’s profile, resilience, and the likely emergencies that may impact on them.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
AV	Provide appropriate pre-hospital leadership, skills and equipment through planning for various health emergencies, including mass casualty incidents	1.3

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs	EMA is responsible for progressing and implementing national disaster risk reduction policy, in line with the National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework. The Framework sets the five-year cross-sector foundation from 2019-2023 to address systemic disaster risk and was endorsed by COAG in March 2020	1.3

	Critical Infrastructure Centre works across all levels of government, and with owners and operators to identify and manage the risks to Australia’s critical infrastructure	1.3, 3.2

	The Counter Terrorism Centre is responsible for counter terrorism strategic policy, counter terrorism operational co-ordination and evaluation and counter terrorism capability	3.2, 4.3

AMSA	Development and implementation of legislation designed to enhance safety of ships and crews, and maintain qualifications of crews

BRV	Lead and co-ordinate recovery planning across BRV’s five lines of recovery (People and Wellbeing, Aboriginal Culture and Healing, Environment and Biodiversity, Business and Economy, and Building and Infrastructure), ensuring that recovery plans are developed through participation with community and agency stakeholders	1.2

	Lead and co-ordinate recovery planning across BRV’s five lines of recovery (People and Wellbeing, Aboriginal Culture and Healing, Environment and Biodiversity, Business and Economy, and Building and Infrastructure), ensuring that recovery plans incorporate initiatives that build community resilience where-ever this is possible	6.6

	Lead and co-ordinate recovery planning across BRV’s five lines of recovery (People and Wellbeing, Aboriginal Culture and Healing, Environment and Biodiversity, Business and Economy, and Building and Infrastructure), ensuring that recovery plans are regularly reviewed through incorporating monitoring and evaluation learnings	21.4

	Co-ordinate state and regional recovery, including develop and implement overarching Bushfire recovery framework, including recovery plans

CFA	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through changing community behaviour through public education and legislation	2.1

	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through developing/enforcing of relevant legislation and regulations

	Development of the department’s state-wide emergency management policy, including guidelines for all children’s services, government and non‑government schools that can prevent or reduce the risks associated with emergencies	1.3

	Development of emergency management planning resources for all children’s services, government and non‑government schools including templates that assist in identifying actions that support mitigation including resources and training	1.2, 1.4

DELWP	Wildlife welfare arising from emergency events - development of policy, programs and training for responding to wildlife welfare during emergencies	21.1

	Wildlife welfare arising from emergency events - development of partnerships and agreements with key organisations that will support DELWP in responding to emergency events on wildlife welfare

	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals - Identification of key ecosystems, biodiversity values and species that may require intervention when affected by an emergency	1.2, 11.2, 18.1

	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals - Development of response options for key ecosystems and species	1.3, 4.4, 18.2

	Cetacean (whale and dolphin) stranding, entanglement or vessel strike - formulation of policy, regulation, plans and training

	Dam safety - formulation of policy and regulation for dam safety

	Dam safety - administration of dam safety provision in the Water Act 1989 and water corporation obligations in the Statement of Obligations	1.3

	Reticulated water and wastewater (sewerage) services - DELWP monitor water corporations’ implementation of business continuity and emergency management plans to restore water and wastewater (sewerage) services to full functionality, DELWP also observes emergency management exercises in the sector	1.6

	Non-hazardous pollution of inland waters - formulation of policy and regulation for non-hazardous pollution of inland waters

	Energy - DELWP responsibilities under Part 7A of the EM Act 2013 involves working with the energy sector to enhance critical infrastructure resilience, in particular through formulation of policy, emergency risk management planning by operators, observing exercises as part of resilience improvement cycles and designating vital critical infrastructure where appropriate	1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 19.4, 19.5, 21.1, 21.3

	Fire - formulation of policy and regulation for bushfire management in state forest, national parks and protected public lands

	Fire - formulation of policy and regulation in the land use planning and building systems for bushfire in the built and natural environment

	Floodplain management/flood - formulation of policy and regulation for floodplain management

	Floodplain management/flood - formulation of policy and regulation in the land use planning and building systems for flood in the built and natural environment

	Wildlife affected by marine and freshwater pollution - development of policy, programs and training for responding to incidents of wildlife affected by marine pollution

DJPR	DJPR’s responsibilities under the Victoria’s Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy (2015) involve working with the communications and food and grocery sectors to enhance critical infrastructure resilience through Sector Resilience Networks and exercising	1.2, 1.4

	DJPR promotes resilience through emergency planning and preparedness, including the State Biosecurity Sub-Plan, Victorian Emergency Animal Welfare Plan, and national arrangements captured in AUSVETPLAN, PLANTPLAN and AQUAPLAN	1.3
DJCS	Supports EMV to co-ordinate whole of government policy and planning for emergency management	1.2, 3.2

	Develops policies and plans to reduce the risk of harm to its people (both staff and clients), facilities, systems and services from major emergencies	1.3
DoT	DoT works with the transport sectors to enhance critical infrastructure resilience, through designating vital critical infrastructure where appropriate

	Maintaining a high level of preparedness for emergencies that may affect the state’s road and rail network
	Providing a mechanism for developing multi-agency/operator incident action strategy	1.3

EMV	The Chief Executive of EMV is responsible for ensuring that agencies implement their work programs under the Strategic Action Plan, together with the EMC

	Establishing and maintaining the Victorian Critical Infrastructure Register	1.3

	Supporting the EMC in the preparation and publishing of the SEMP

ESTA	Participate in planning activities on telecommunications risks

ESV	Gas – Develop and administer regulations and codes to ensure gas safety and associated risks are minimised to as far as practicable through: review, monitor and audit compliance program of appliances, gas equipment, gas components, gas installations, gas related services and the conveyance, sale, supply, measurement, control and use of gas with the specified safety standards or accepted gas safety cases; and enforce compliance where regulated entities place communities at risk	1.2, 1.3, 5.4, 21.2

	Electricity – Develop and administer regulations and codes to ensure electricity safety and associated risks are minimised to as far as practicable through reviewing, monitoring and auditing the compliance of electrical infrastructure, electrical installations, electrical equipment and vegetation with the specified safety standards, accepted electricity safety management schemes or prescriptive legislation; and enforce compliance where regulated entities place communities at risk	1.2, 1.3, 5.4, 21.2

	Electricity – Develop and administer regulations and codes that monitor and ensure the prevention and mitigation of bushfires that arise out of incidents involving electric lines or vegetation close there to	7.1

	Pipelines – Develop and administer regulations to ensure safety of pipeline construction and operation and associated risks are minimised to as far as practicable through review, monitor and audit compliance program of pipeline construction and operations with the specified safety standards and accepted construction and operational safety management plans; and enforce compliance where regulated entities place communities at risk	1.3, 5.4

FRV	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through changing community behaviour through public education and legislation	2.1

	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through developing/enforcing of relevant legislation and regulations

Foodbank Victoria	Maintain a high level of preparedness for emergencies that may affect the availability of food and other essential materials for affected communities

	Development and implementation of business continuity plans and increase in demand plans for major emergencies	1.3

LSV	Provision of water safety expert advice in support of state and regional emergency management planning	1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5

	Provision of aquatic risk management services including safety design services to designers and developers of swimming pools and waterways	1.3, 1.4, 4.5

Melbourne Water	Develop and implement plans and operational procedures for the continuity of Melbourne’s water supply systems, dams, reticulated wastewater (sewerage) systems, waterways and drainage assets	1.3

	Develop and implement plans for the protection of Melbourne Water’s assets and systems, including dam safety, water quality, catchment and asset security

	Prepare sub-catchment drainage strategies to support urban development

	Regulate development in flood prone areas within Melbourne Water’s waterway management district as a referral authority under council planning schemes

	Develop policies and procedures for the management of trade waste

NOPSEMA	Promote and advise on occupational health and safety, well integrity and environmental matters relating to offshore petroleum operations and offshore greenhouse gas well operations and environmental management of greenhouse gas storage activities	1.5, 2.1, 4.5, 4.6

PV	Fire prevention and preparedness on public land in Victoria (Fire Protected Area): provide support to DELWP and undertake activities (including works) described in DELWP Fire Protection and Readiness and Response Plans	3.2, 7.1

	Responsible for preparing and maintaining emergency response plans for parks, reserves, rivers and waterways managed by PV	1.3

	Responsible for preparation and implementation of Safety and Environment Management Plans for the local ports of Port Phillip and Western Port	1.3

	Administration of legislation and policy governing the use and enjoyment of parks, reserves, rivers, waterways and ports managed by PV, including Marine National Parks and Sanctuaries to reduce risk to the environment and visitor safety

	Development and administration of procedures and guidelines to ensure processes are in place to manage any potential risks associated with dams managed by PV consistent with the Strategic Framework for Dam Safety Regulations. Mitigation activities include implementing dam safety monitoring procedures for PV dams, developing emergency management plans for large dams, and undertake periodic training and exercising to ensure the emergency management plan and associated business continuity plan is tested and can be implemented effectively	1.5, 1.6, 16.2

Salvation Army	Continually updating volunteer competencies, training and safety policy plans for harm minimisation to volunteers and community members	1.4

Services Australia	Development and implementation of the following plans to assist stakeholders in major emergency mitigation activities including: Emergency Management Risk Management Plans – identifies the risks associated with the delivery of the emergency management programme and outlines the proposed mitigation strategies to reduce any identified risk being realised Payment Integrity Risk Management Plans – identifies the risks to the payment integrity of emergency and disaster-related payments and details the treatments to minimise these risks Zone Response and Recovery Plans – each Zone is required to complete a Zone Response and Recovery Plan and describe the actions that will be taken when responding to an emergency event, which may include a natural disaster or national security incident	1.3

	Detail the processes to engage appropriate and skilled emergency reservists who are able to be deployed for recovery work and provide business continuity and support to affected communities in a timely manner, through the Emergency Reservist Framework	1.3, 1.4, 3.2

	Implement agreements with States, Territories and Commonwealth agencies, and outline the arrangements in place with States, Territories and Commonwealth agencies for the provision of support services in the event that their resources are overwhelmed during an emergency. Note: Other agreements outline the arrangements between the department and policy agencies about how they will work together to deliver the best possible services (within their portfolio of responsibility) to the community	1.2, 1.4, 3.2, 7.3, 12.4, 14.4

TSV	Provide information, guidance and education that promotes awareness and understanding of transport safety issues	1.5, 2.1, 4.5

	Develop policy relating to the administration of transport safety legislation	4.5

VICSES	Supports the multi-agency approach in the provision of advice, information, training and assistance to municipal councils and agencies in relation to emergency management principles and practice	1.2, 2.1, 4.5, 4.6

	Increasing individual capacity and capability of the community to prepare and respond by engaging with communities providing storm, flood, earthquake, tsunami and landslide risk information, community education and engagement	2.1

VIFM	VIFM provides expert medical and scientific advice, including associated public health and safety policy advice, to a variety of Victorian Government departments and agencies on fatality management	3.2, 4.5

VPC(M)	Maintain the Melbourne Port Emergency Management Plan

VRCA	Deliver a clear port development strategy to assist waterway users and community stakeholders to plan safe and sustainable use of VRCA waters

Volunteer Search and Rescue Organisations	Provision of advice, information, and assistance to volunteer agencies and the community in relation to emergency management principles and practice	1.2, 2.1, 4.5, 4.6

	Engage with communities about volunteer agencies capabilities and capacity in an emergency	1.2, 2.1

Water corporations	Develop appropriate operation and maintenance plans, risk management plans, emergency management plans and business continuity plans to ensure the water supply, wastewater (sewerage) and irrigation and drainage assets they own or manage function appropriately	1.3

	Develop appropriate dam safety emergency plans to deal with a potential dam failure of dams they own or manage	1.3

WorkSafe Victoria	Conduct inspections and certifications/authorisations/approvals under health and safety and dangerous goods legislation that provides information for current and emerging risks and hazards, where relevant, before, during and after an incident	1.4

Critical Task 1.2: Community and agency stakeholders participate in emergency management planning.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
AV	Active participation and representation in emergency management committees and forums at all tiers (municipal, regional and state)

	Co-ordinate a Public Access Defibrillation program, and Community Emergency Response Teams	3.3, 3.5, 14.8

ADF	Defence supports major emergency operations via the request for Commonwealth Assistance from the EMC or the VicPol Commissioner under the EMA guidelines for Commonwealth Assistance, with support usually managed under COMDISPLAN arrangements	3.2

	Victoria’s JOSS team and other Defence units regularly attend EMV training, exercises and briefings throughout the year to ensure ADF awareness and maintain an ability to respond quickly	1.6

AEMO	Prepare gas emergency procedures, in consultation with government, ESV and industry	1.6, 21.1, 21.3

	Facilitate the Gas Emergency Management Consultative Forum (chaired by ESV) and the Victorian Electricity Emergency Committee

ARC	ARC builds community resilience and social connectedness through engagement and emergency planning activities at individual and community levels, empowering communities to develop initiatives through local volunteer networks and connections	6.2, 6.4

	ARC advises on policies and practices that support preparedness and resilience in the community	1.4

ATSB	The ATSB co-operates with agencies of the Commonwealth, a state or territory that have functions or powers relating to transport safety or functions affected by the ATSB’s role in improving transport safety	3.2

BOM	Contribute to community awareness activities related to meteorological and hydrological phenomena and warning systems	1.6

BRV	Lead and co-ordinate recovery planning across BRV’s five lines of recovery (People and Wellbeing, Aboriginal Culture and Healing, Environment and Biodiversity, Business and Economy, and Building and Infrastructure), ensuring that recovery plans are developed through participation with community and agency stakeholders	1.1

CMAs	Advise and assist local government in the incorporation of flood related planning controls in planning schemes

CityLink	Test annually of preparedness of the Emergency Risk Management Plan, Incident Management Team and Executive Management Team through an exercise that involves key stakeholders and identifies Critical Infrastructure requirements	1.3, 1.6, 4.1

CFA	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through increasing the understanding of the use of fire protection and detection systems	1.4

DET	Development of emergency management planning resources for all children’s services, government and non‑government schools including templates that assist in identifying actions that support mitigation including resources and training	1.1, 1.4

DELWP	Wildlife welfare arising from emergency events – engagement with DJPR on the delivery of the Victorian Emergency Animal Welfare Plan

	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Identification of key ecosystems, biodiversity values and species that may require intervention when affected by an emergency	1.1, 11.2, 18.1

	Energy – DELWP responsibilities under Part 7A of the EM Act 2013 involves working with the energy sector to enhance critical infrastructure resilience, in particular through formulation of policy, emergency risk management planning by operators, observing exercises as part of resilience improvement cycles and designating vital critical infrastructure where appropriate	1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 19.4, 19.5, 21.1, 21.3

	Wildlife affected by marine and freshwater pollution – development of partnerships and agreements with key organisations that will support DELWP in responding to wildlife affected by marine pollution	3.2

DJPR	DJPR’s responsibilities under the Victoria’s Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy (2015) involve working with the communications and food and grocery sectors to enhance critical infrastructure resilience through Sector Resilience Networks and exercising	1.1, 1.4

	DJPR promotes resilience through working with industry, primary producers and community groups on the management of threats (including high risk biosecurity threats and natural disasters) to mitigate economic impacts	1.3, 3.2

	DJPR promotes resilience through membership of emergency management bodies and teams including the Victorian Emergency Animal Welfare Committee, State and Regional Emergency Management Teams and Committees

	DJPR promotes resilience through effective engagement networks with industry and community stakeholders, including with the critical infrastructure sector to gain appreciation of asset criticality and emergency planning and preparedness plans

	DJPR promotes resilience through working with the Communications sector on mobile blackspots and telecommunications resilience programs	3.2, 3.5

DJCS	Supports EMV to co-ordinate whole of government policy and planning for emergency management	1.1, 3.2

	Participates in multi-agency emergency management planning at the local, regional and state level

DoT	DoT works with the transport sectors to enhance critical infrastructure resilience, through emergency risk management planning by vital critical infrastructure owners and operators	1.3, 1.4, 3.2

	Co-ordinate road safety programs with community groups and other agencies	1.4

EMV	EMV is responsible for supporting the EMC in co-ordinating investment and planning	3.2

ESV	Gas – Develop and administer regulations and codes to ensure gas safety and associated risks are minimised to as far as practicable through: review, monitor and audit compliance program of appliances, gas equipment, gas components, gas installations, gas related services and the conveyance, sale, supply, measurement, control and use of gas with the specified safety standards or accepted gas safety cases; and enforce compliance where regulated entities place communities at risk	1.1, 1.3, 5.4, 21.2

	Electricity – Develop and administer regulations and codes to ensure electricity safety and associated risks are minimised to as far as practicable through reviewing, monitoring and auditing the compliance of electrical infrastructure, electrical installations, electrical equipment and vegetation with the specified safety standards, accepted electricity safety management schemes or prescriptive legislation; and enforce compliance where regulated entities place communities at risk	1.1, 1.3, 5.4, 21.2

EPA	In applying and enforcing the Environment Protection Act the EPA provides technical support in the prevention, mitigation and risk reduction of pollution and waste emergencies by working with government, industry and community to help identify and manage significant waste and pollution risks	1.4

	In applying and enforcing the Environment Protection Act the EPA provides technical support in the prevention, mitigation and risk reduction of pollution and waste emergencies by supporting regional and state emergency management planning.

FRV	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through increasing the understanding of the use of fire protection and detection systems	1.4

LSV	Provision of water safety expert advice in support of state and regional emergency management planning	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5

Melbourne Water	Establish agreements with land developers for the provision of drainage infrastructure

Municipal Councils	Work with the Municipal and/or Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee to undertake provision of community awareness, information and warning system(s)	2.1

	Work with the Municipal and/or Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee to undertake identification and assessment of hazards/risks	1.3

	Work with the Municipal and/or Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee to undertake implementation/co-ordination of specific risk treatments for identified risks	1.4, 1.5

Services Australia	Implement agreements with States, Territories and Commonwealth agencies, and outline the arrangements in place with States, Territories and Commonwealth agencies for the provision of support services in the event that their resources are overwhelmed during an emergency. Note: Other agreements outline the arrangements between the department and policy agencies about how they will work together to deliver the best possible services (within their portfolio of responsibility) to the community	1.1, 1.4, 3.2, 7.3, 12.4, 14.4

	Training and support for agency Emergency Management Co-ordinators, Emergency Reservists, Smart Centre and Service Zone staff deployed to emergencies/disasters	1.4, 1.6

	Training and support for agency staff taking calls or processing claims received relating to an emergency/disaster event	1.4, 1.6

St John Ambulance	Improve community readiness through the marketing of appropriate and cost effective first aid equipment and servicing	1.4, 2.1

	Provide onsite consultations with workplaces and community groups to include first aid component within first aid management plans for the prevention of injuries	1.4, 1.6, 3.2

VicPol	Building social capital and resilience in communities to prepare for a sustained recovery from extreme emergencies and natural disasters through the provision of information and education in the media and other means	2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 6.1

VICSES	Supports the multi-agency approach in the provision of advice, information, training and assistance to municipal councils and agencies in relation to emergency management principles and practice	1.1, 2.1, 4.5, 4.6

	Assistance to municipal councils in the development of emergency management plans for VICSES Control hazards including assistance to incorporate an all hazards risk management approach	1.4

	Assistance to emergency management planning committees in the facilitation of municipal risk assessments that consider and improve safety and resilience of their community from hazards and emergencies through the facilitation of Community Emergency Risk Assessment program	1.3, 1.4

VCC EM	Provide information, education and training to cultural and faith communities, municipal council emergency management staff and other agencies	1.6

VMIA	Provides risk management support/advice to individual organisations and through emergency management forums	1.5, 4.5

	In accordance with the Act, VMIA’s role is to assist departments and participating bodies to establish programs for the identification, quantification and management of risks	1.4

VPC(M)	Chair the Melbourne Port Emergency Management Committee

VRCA	Host Port City Co-ordination (Port and Regional stakeholders) meetings to better understand and identify local needs

VicTrack	Participate in emergency management and resilience networks and forums	1.6

Volunteer Search and Rescue Organisations	Provision of advice, information, and assistance to volunteer agencies and the community in relation to emergency management principles and practice	1.1, 2.1, 4.5, 4.6

	Engage with communities about volunteer agencies capabilities and capacity in an emergency	1.1, 2.1

Water corporations	Participate in the Water Sector Resilience Network	1.3

WICEN	Participate and support local government in organising and conducting exercises identifying different communication strategies	1.6

Critical Task 1.3: Identify, analyse and evaluate the likelihood and consequences of emergency events holistically, and document in emergency plans.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
AV	Provide appropriate pre-hospital leadership, skills and equipment through planning for various health emergencies, including mass casualty incidents	1.1

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs	The Department of Home Affairs contributes to the funding and/or supports several capability development activities, often in partnership with other Australian Government Agencies and the states and territories. Activities include the National Aerial Firefighting Centre, Australian Tsunami Warning System, Bushfire Arson Prevention, Emergency Alert, Australian Medical Assistance Teams and Disaster Assistance Response Teams and the Australian Instituted of Disaster Resilience

	EMA is responsible for progressing and implementing national disaster risk reduction policy, in line with the National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework. The Framework sets the five-year cross-sector foundation from 2019-2023 to address systemic disaster risk and was endorsed by COAG in March 2020	1.1

	In March 2020, COAG also agreed to a new National Partnership Agreement on Disaster Risk Reduction. The new National Partnership Agreement will support the Framework and provide $104.4 million for states and territories to deliver state and local risk reduction initiatives over five years. This is in addition to $26.1 million that the Commonwealth will be investing in nationally significant projects	1.4

	Critical Infrastructure Centre works across all levels of government, and with owners and operators to identify and manage the risks to Australia’s critical infrastructure	1.1, 3.2

AMSA	Prevent and mitigate pollution from ships

BRV	Co-ordinate state and regional recovery, including lead in Bushfire planning, program management, engagements and operations to ensure wraparound services systems are easily available for affected people	15.5

CMAs	Prepare flood response action plans for internal use focused on the collection of flood related data, flood level, flood photography, and hydrographics

CityLink	Test annually of preparedness of the Emergency Risk Management Plan, Incident Management Team and Executive Management Team through an exercise that involves key stakeholders and identifies Critical Infrastructure requirements	1.2, 1.6, 4.1

	Update the Emergency Risk Management Plan with findings and recommendations from any major event including annual exercises	21.3, 21.5

	Traffic management plans for road closures and tunnel evacuation plans for motorists are reviewed annually

	Through the asset strategy and planning framework, ensure long term operability of infrastructure, including assessments and restoration when required	19.1, 19.2, 19.5

DET	Development of the department’s state-wide emergency management policy, including guidelines for all children’s services, government and non‑government schools that can prevent or reduce the risks associated with emergencies	1.1

DELWP	Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals – Development of response options for key ecosystems and species	1.1, 4.4, 18.2

	Blue‑Green Algae – developing policy for blue-green algae management in Victoria

	Cetacean (whale and dolphin) stranding, entanglement or vessel strike – engagement with stakeholders to reduce the incidence of cetacean stranding, entanglement and vessel strike	2.1

	Dam safety – administration of dam safety provision in the Water Act 1989 and water corporation obligations in the Statement of Obligations	1.1

	Energy – DELWP responsibilities under Part 7A of the EM Act 2013 involves working with the energy sector to enhance critical infrastructure resilience, in particular through formulation of policy, emergency risk management planning by operators, observing exercises as part of resilience improvement cycles and designating vital critical infrastructure where appropriate	1.1, 1.2, 1.6, 19.4, 19.5, 21.1, 21.3

	Fire – planning and delivery of programs to reduce the risk of bushfire in state forest, national parks and protected public lands	7.1

	Floodplain management/flood – planning and delivery of floodplain management programs to reduce the risk of major flood

	Lead the Water Sector Resilience Network

DHHS	Providing whole-of-health leadership and direction in planning and preparing for emergencies with major health consequences, including mass casualties

DJPR	DJPR promotes resilience through working with industry, primary producers and community groups on the management of threats (including high risk biosecurity threats and natural disasters) to mitigate economic impacts	1.2, 3.2

	DJPR promotes resilience through emergency planning and preparedness, including the State Biosecurity Sub-Plan, Victorian Emergency Animal Welfare Plan, and national arrangements captured in AUSVETPLAN, PLANTPLAN and AQUAPLAN	1.1

DJCS	Develops policies and plans to reduce the risk of harm to its people (both staff and clients), facilities, systems and services from major emergencies	1.1

DPC	Maintain the State Crisis Protocol to support the government response during an extreme emergency

DoT	DoT works with the transport sectors to enhance critical infrastructure resilience, through emergency risk management planning by vital critical infrastructure owners and operators	1.2, 1.4, 3.2

	Assurance of preparation of vital critical infrastructure owners’ and operators’ emergency risk management plans	1.4

	Plan for the management of incidents on major arterial roads with other agencies, including diversion routes for the different classes of vehicles	1.5

	Providing a mechanism for developing multi-agency/operator incident action strategy	1.1

EMV	Establishing and maintaining the Victorian Critical Infrastructure Register	1.1

ESV	Gas – Develop and administer regulations and codes to ensure gas safety and associated risks are minimised to as far as practicable through: review, monitor and audit compliance program of appliances, gas equipment, gas components, gas installations, gas related services and the conveyance, sale, supply, measurement, control and use of gas with the specified safety standards or accepted gas safety cases; and enforce compliance where regulated entities place communities at risk	1.1, 1.2, 5.4, 21.2

	Electricity – Develop and administer regulations and codes to ensure electricity safety and associated risks are minimised to as far as practicable through reviewing, monitoring and auditing the compliance of electrical infrastructure, electrical installations, electrical equipment and vegetation with the specified safety standards, accepted electricity safety management schemes or prescriptive legislation; and enforce compliance where regulated entities place communities at risk	1.1, 1.2, 5.4, 21.2

	Pipelines – Develop and administer regulations to ensure safety of pipeline construction and operation and associated risks are minimised to as far as practicable through review, monitor and audit compliance program of pipeline construction and operations with the specified safety standards and accepted construction and operational safety management plans; and enforce compliance where regulated entities place communities at risk	1.1, 5.4

Foodbank Victoria	Development and implementation of business continuity plans and increase in demand plans for major emergencies	1.1

	Implementation and continuation of programs, such as Farms to Families Pop-Up Market Program and The Breakfast in Schools Program, to minimise risks, such as malnutrition, in identified communities that may be at greater risk from the effects of a major emergency	1.4

LSV	Provision of water safety expert advice in support of state and regional emergency management planning	1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5

	Provision of aquatic risk management services including safety design services to designers and developers of swimming pools and waterways	1.1, 1.4, 4.5

	Provision of safety inspection services for swimming pools, urban, coastal and inland waterways using approved risk management tools.

Melbourne Water	Develop and implement plans and operational procedures for the continuity of Melbourne’s water supply systems, dams, reticulated wastewater (sewerage) systems, waterways and drainage assets	1.1

	Implement plans and procedures for the continuity of services in the event of a threat or impact to Melbourne Water’s reticulated water supply systems, dams, reticulated wastewater (sewerage) systems, waterways and drainage assets	1.5, 19.6

	Implement plans for the protection of Melbourne Water’s assets and systems from threats and impacts, including dam safety, water quality, catchment and asset security	1.5

Municipal Councils	Work with the Municipal and/or Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee to undertake identification and assessment of hazards/risks	1.2

NOPSEMA	Develop and implement effective monitoring and enforcement strategies to secure compliance for occupational health and safety, well integrity and environmental management in offshore petroleum operations and offshore greenhouse gas well operations and environmental management of greenhouse gas storage activities	4.3, 16.2

PV	Responsible for preparing and maintaining emergency response plans for parks, reserves, rivers and waterways managed by PV	1.1

	Responsible for preparation and implementation of Safety and Environment Management Plans for the local ports of Port Phillip and Western Port	1.1

	Responsible for the safe, efficient and environmental management of the local ports of Port Phillip, Western Port and Port Campbell, including the navigable sections of the Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers (excluding Commercial Ports), and other specified navigable waterways in its management areas

Services Australia	Development and implementation of the following plans to assist stakeholders in major emergency mitigation activities including: Emergency Management Risk Management Plans – identifies the risks associated with the delivery of the emergency management programme and outlines the proposed mitigation strategies to reduce any identified risk being realised Payment Integrity Risk Management Plans – identifies the risks to the payment integrity of emergency and disaster-related payments and details the treatments to minimise these risks Zone Response and Recovery Plans – each Zone is required to complete a Zone Response and Recovery Plan and describe the actions that will be taken when responding to an emergency event, which may include a natural disaster or national security incident	1.1

	Detail the processes to engage appropriate and skilled emergency reservists who are able to be deployed for recovery work and provide business continuity and support to affected communities in a timely manner, through the Emergency Reservist Framework	1.1, 1.4, 3.2

Telstra	Telstra maintains Business Continuity Plans which detail the response, recovery, relief and restoration steps to be taken prior to, during and following an adverse event

	Telstra can identify its sites that may be at risk and potential consequences of loss of asset	1.5, 19.1

VICSES	Assistance to emergency management planning committees in the facilitation of municipal risk assessments that consider and improve safety and resilience of their community from hazards and emergencies through the facilitation of Community Emergency Risk Assessment program	1.2, 1.4

VFA	Enforcement of provisions under the Fisheries Act 1995 prohibiting bringing into Victoria, possession, transporting or release of declared noxious aquatic species	5.4, 16.4, 16.5

VIFM	In accordance with the Act, VIFM’s role is to provide medical death investigation, including reducing the number of preventable deaths and promote public health and safety and the administration of justice S.64(2) (ha)	2.1

VPC(M)	Ensure safe management of commercial shipping within the waters of the Port of Melbourne via Vessel Traffic Services authority	3.3

	Co-ordinate whole of port emergency management exercises

Water corporations	Develop appropriate operation and maintenance plans, risk management plans, emergency management plans and business continuity plans to ensure the water supply, wastewater (sewerage) and irrigation and drainage assets they own or manage function appropriately	1.1

	Develop appropriate dam safety emergency plans to deal with a potential dam failure of dams they own or manage	1.1

	Participate in the Water Sector Resilience Network	1.2

WorkSafe Victoria	Investigate, report and analyse information for current and emerging risks and hazards where relevant before, during and after incidents involving workplace fatalities and life threatening or serious injury; transport of dangerous goods and chemicals and high consequence dangerous goods and explosives; and use, storage and handling of dangerous goods and chemicals and high consequence dangerous goods	4.4

Critical Task 1.4: Community and agency stakeholders are engaged to explore, determine and implement mitigating actions to reduce or manage the likelihood and consequences of emergency events.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
AV	Engage with communities to build their resilience in preventing and managing emergencies, through targeted and general education programs	1.5, 6.4, 6.5

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs	In March 2020, COAG also agreed to a new National Partnership Agreement on Disaster Risk Reduction. The new National Partnership Agreement will support the Framework and provide $104.4 million for states and territories to deliver state and local risk reduction initiatives over five years. This is in addition to $26.1 million that the Commonwealth will be investing in nationally significant projects	1.3

AMSA	Promotion and registration of distress beacons for safety in aviation, maritime and remote land activities including bush walking	1.5

	Building awareness of aviation and maritime safety through participation in seminars, aircraft, boat and 4WD shows, safety campaigns and journal articles

ARC	ARC advises on policies and practices that support preparedness and resilience in the community	1.2

BOM	Contribute to community hazard mapping by taking the lead role in the analysis of relevant meteorological and hydrological information	2.1, 4.4, 4.6

CMAs	In partnership with local government, prepare and implement local floodplain management plans in accordance with the regional floodplain management strategy and community expectations

	Assist with specific strategic and regional (non-urban) works and measures in accordance with responsibilities under the regional floodplain management strategy or catchment management strategy in consultation with expert advice	1.5

Coroners Court of Victoria	To contribute to the reduction of the number of preventable deaths and fires through the findings of coronial investigations of deaths and fires, and the making of recommendations by coroners to promote public health and safety	2.1, 21.5

CFA	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through increasing community involvement and awareness in hazard prevention	2.1

	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through increasing the understanding of the use of fire protection and detection systems	1.2

DET	Development of emergency management planning resources for all children’s services, government and non‑government schools including templates that assist in identifying actions that support mitigation including resources and training	1.1, 1.2

DJPR	DJPR’s responsibilities under the Victoria’s Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy (2015) involve working with the communications and food and grocery sectors to enhance critical infrastructure resilience through Sector Resilience Networks and exercising	1.1, 1.2

DoT	DoT works with the transport sectors to enhance critical infrastructure resilience, through emergency risk management planning by vital critical infrastructure owners and operators	1.2, 1.3, 3.2

	Assurance of preparation of vital critical infrastructure owners’ and operators’ emergency risk management plans	1.3

	Co-ordinate road safety programs with community groups and other agencies	1.2

ESV	Gas – Involvement in collective working groups (energy sectors and government agencies) in energy emergency planning and preparedness activities (e.g. development of emergency response and communication protocols and processes; annual emergency exercises; continuous improvement reviews of protocols and processes)	1.5, 1.6

	Electricity – Involvement in collective working groups (energy sectors and government agencies) in energy emergency planning and preparedness activities (e.g. development of emergency response and communication protocols and processes; annual emergency exercises; continuous improvement reviews of protocols and processes)	1.5, 1.6

EPA	In applying and enforcing the Environment Protection Act the EPA provides technical support in the prevention, mitigation and risk reduction of pollution and waste emergencies by working with government, industry and community to help identify and manage significant waste and pollution risks	1.2

FRV	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through increasing community involvement and awareness in hazard prevention	2.1

	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through increasing the understanding of the use of fire protection and detection systems	1.2

Foodbank Victoria	Implementation and continuation of programs, such as Farms to Families Pop-Up Market Program and The Breakfast in Schools Program, to minimise risks, such as malnutrition, in identified communities that may be at greater risk from the effects of a major emergency	1.3

LSV	Provision of water safety expert advice in support of state and regional emergency management planning	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5

	Provision of aquatic risk management services including safety design services to designers and developers of swimming pools and waterways	1.1, 1.3, 4.5

Municipal Councils	Perform risk mitigation functions under local government, fire, health, building, and planning legislation e.g. planning schemes, building permits, food safety inspections

	Work with the Municipal and/or Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee to undertake implementation/co-ordination of specific risk treatments for identified risks	1.2, 1.5

Salvation Army	Continually updating volunteer competencies, training and safety policy plans for harm minimisation to volunteers and community members	1.1

Services Australia	Detail the processes to engage appropriate and skilled emergency reservists who are able to be deployed for recovery work and provide business continuity and support to affected communities in a timely manner, through the Emergency Reservist Framework	1.1, 1.3, 3.2

	Implement agreements with States, Territories and Commonwealth agencies, and outline the arrangements in place with States, Territories and Commonwealth agencies for the provision of support services in the event that their resources are overwhelmed during an emergency. Note: Other agreements outline the arrangements between the department and policy agencies about how they will work together to deliver the best possible services (within their portfolio of responsibility) to the community	1.1, 1.2, 3.2, 7.3, 12.4, 14.4

	Training and support for agency Emergency Management Co-ordinators, Emergency Reservists, Smart Centre and Service Zone staff deployed to emergencies/disasters	1.2, 1.6

	Training and support for agency staff taking calls or processing claims received relating to an emergency/disaster event	1.2, 1.6

St John Ambulance	Improve community readiness through the marketing of appropriate and cost effective first aid equipment and servicing	1.2, 2.1

	Provide onsite consultations with workplaces and community groups to include first aid component within first aid management plans for the prevention of injuries	1.2, 1.6, 3.2

VICSES	Assistance to municipal councils in the development of emergency management plans for VICSES Control hazards including assistance to incorporate an all hazards risk management approach	1.2

	Assistance to emergency management planning committees in the facilitation of municipal risk assessments that consider and improve safety and resilience of their community from hazards and emergencies through the facilitation of Community Emergency Risk Assessment program	1.2, 1.3

VBA	Work with other agencies and regulators to review regulatory environment and identify risks and review and implement mitigation measures where required	1.5

VMIA	In accordance with the Act, VMIA’s role is to assist departments and participating bodies to establish programs for the identification, quantification and management of risks	1.2

VicTrack	Undertake resilience improvement activities

Volunteer Search and Rescue Organisations	Provision of training programs (such as Basic First Aid) to people affected by emergencies in support of lead agencies	3.2

WorkSafe Victoria	Continue the safety regulator role during emergency events, including promoting compliant occupational health and safety management systems	1.5

	Provide people and communities with information about risks, risk mitigation actions, and incidents/events through the development and publishing of guidance notes and alerts on a wide range of occupational health and safety and dangerous goods matters	2.1

	Conduct inspections and certifications / authorisations / approvals under health and safety and dangerous goods legislation that provides information for current and emerging risks and hazards, where relevant, before, during and after an incident	1.1

Critical Task 1.5: Communicate (to communities and agency stakeholders) information on the residual likelihood and consequences after planning and mitigation is communicated.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
AV	Engage with communities to build their resilience in preventing and managing emergencies, through targeted and general education programs	1.4, 6.4, 6.5

	Provide information to the public relating to health emergencies, and how the risk or consequence of these can be reduced	2.1, 2.3

AEMO	Prepare or develop electricity load shedding priority tables after consultation with industry and government

	Prepare or develop gas curtailment tables in consultation with government

AMSA	Promotion and registration of distress beacons for safety in aviation, maritime and remote land activities including bush walking	1.4

CMAs	Prioritise regional flooding issues in cooperation with local government, VICSES and the community	6.4

	Assist with specific strategic and regional (non-urban) works and measures in accordance with responsibilities under the regional floodplain management strategy or catchment management strategy in consultation with expert advice	1.4

CFA	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through applying risk management strategies to identified community risk

DELWP	Energy – DELWP is the control agency for energy supply disruptions, in accordance with plans and procedures and within the powers available to resolve the situation	3.1

	DELWP (as lead Government liaison) works with AEMO and electricity generation companies to deliver the recovery activity of electricity services assets reinstatement and return to reliable supply by managing electricity system security emergencies	3.2, 10.1, 19.6

	DELWP (as lead Government liaison) works with AEMO operate and are responsible for the transmission system while other network operators manage the distribution system and the restoration of infrastructure and electric supply	3.2, 10.1, 19.6

	DELWP (as lead Government liaison) works with AEMO to deliver the recovery activity of gas services assets reinstatement and return to reliable supply by managing gas system security emergencies within the Victorian Declared Transmission System. Other pipeline operators manage non Declared Transmission System segments of the system, and the restoration of infrastructure and gas supply	3.2, 10.1, 19.6

DPC	Provide information and strategic advice to the Premier, the SCRC, and relevant committees and sub-committees of Cabinet on whole-of-government security and emergency management issues	4.4, 4.5, 4.6

	Provide information and strategic advice to the Premier, the SCRC, and relevant committees and sub-committees of Cabinet on whole-of-government response activities for emergencies	4.4, 4.5, 4.6

	Provide information and strategic advice to the Premier, the SCRC, and relevant committees and sub-committees of Cabinet on whole-of-government relief and recovery activities following emergencies	4.4, 4.5, 4.6

	Co-ordinate with Commonwealth and state and territory First Ministers’ departments on a range of security and emergency management mitigation issues	4.4, 4.5, 4.6

	Co-ordinate with Commonwealth and state and territory First Ministers’ departments on security and emergency response matters	4.4, 4.5, 4.6

	Co-ordinate with Commonwealth and state and territory First Ministers’ departments on recovery matters	4.4, 4.5, 4.6

DoT	Plan for the management of incidents on major arterial roads with other agencies, including diversion routes for the different classes of vehicles	1.3

ESV	Gas – Involvement in collective working groups (energy sectors and government agencies) in energy emergency planning and preparedness activities (e.g. development of emergency response and communication protocols and processes; annual emergency exercises; continuous improvement reviews of protocols and processes)	1.4, 1.6

	Electricity – Involvement in collective working groups (energy sectors and government agencies) in energy emergency planning and preparedness activities (e.g. development of emergency response and communication protocols and processes; annual emergency exercises; continuous improvement reviews of protocols and processes)	1.4, 1.6

FRV	Reduce the number of fires and hazardous incidents through applying risk management strategies to identified community risk

LSV	Provision of water safety expert advice in support of state and regional emergency management planning	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

Melbourne Water	Implement plans and procedures for the continuity of services in the event of a threat or impact to Melbourne Water’s reticulated water supply systems, dams, reticulated wastewater (sewerage) systems, waterways and drainage assets	1.3, 19.6

	Implement plans for the protection of Melbourne Water’s assets and systems from threats and impacts, including dam safety, water quality, catchment and asset security	1.3

Municipal Councils	Work with the Municipal and/or Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee to undertake implementation/co-ordination of specific risk treatments for identified risks	1.2, 1.4

NOPSEMA	Promote and advise on occupational health and safety, well integrity and environmental matters relating to offshore petroleum operations and offshore greenhouse gas well operations and environmental management of greenhouse gas storage activities	1.1, 2.1, 4.5, 4.6

PV	Development and administration of procedures and guidelines to ensure processes are in place to manage any potential risks associated with dams managed by PV consistent with the Strategic Framework for Dam Safety Regulations. Mitigation activities include implementing dam safety monitoring procedures for PV dams, developing emergency management plans for large dams, and undertake periodic training and exercising to ensure the emergency management plan and associated business continuity plan is tested and can be implemented effectively	1.1, 1.6, 16.2

Telstra	Telstra can identify its sites that may be at risk and potential consequences of loss of asset	1.3, 19.1

TSV	Provide information, guidance and education that promotes awareness and understanding of transport safety issues	1.1, 2.1, 4.5

VBA	Work with other agencies and regulators to review regulatory environment and identify risks and review and implement mitigation measures where required	1.4

VFA	Supporting DELWP in the delivery of programs to reduce the incidence of cetacean entanglement and vessel strike from fishing activities	2.2, 3.2

VMIA	Provides risk management support/advice to individual organisations and through emergency management forums	1.2, 4.5

	In accordance with the Act, VMIA’s role is to assist departments and participating bodies to establish programs to monitor risk management by departments and participating bodies	1.6

WorkSafe Victoria	Continue the safety regulator role during emergency events, including promoting compliant occupational health and safety management systems	1.4

Critical Task 1.6: Exercise, evaluate and review emergency management plans regularly with agencies and community stakeholders using scenarios related to the community’s risk profile.

Note: This critical task would remove the requirement to “exercise” emergency management plans as part of the ‘During’ phase, as operational demands mean this would not be practical.

Agency	Activity	Additional alignment to critical tasks
AV	Co-ordinate and participate in training and exercises to maintain a high level of preparedness for all emergencies, including mass casualty incidents, both internally and with other emergency services and health service providers

ADF	Victoria’s JOSS team and other Defence units regularly attend EMV training, exercises and briefings throughout the year to ensure ADF awareness and maintain an ability to respond quickly	1.2

AEMO	Prepare gas emergency procedures, in consultation with government, ESV and industry	1.2, 21.1, 21.3

	Co-ordinate Victorian Electricity Emergency Committee and Gas Emergency Management Consultative Forum emergency exercises	21.1, 21.3

AMSA	Participation in relevant aviation, maritime, emergency management and critical infrastructure forums, exercises, and training

	Participation in national emergency planning, preparedness and mitigation measures

BOM	Contribute to community awareness activities related to meteorological and hydrological phenomena and warning systems	1.2

CityLink	Test annually of preparedness of the Emergency Risk Management Plan, Incident Management Team and Executive Management Team through an exercise that involves key stakeholders and identifies Critical Infrastructure requirements	1.2, 1.3, 4.1

DELWP	Reticulated water and wastewater (sewerage) services – DELWP monitor water corporations’ implementation of business continuity and emergency management plans to restore water and wastewater (sewerage) services to full functionality, DELWP also observes emergency management exercises in the sector	1.1

	Energy – DELWP responsibilities under Part 7A of the EM Act 2013 involves working with the energy sector to enhance critical infrastructure resilience, in particular through formulation of policy, emergency risk management planning by operators, observing exercises as part of resilience improvement cycles and designating vital critical infrastructure where appropriate	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 19.4, 19.5, 21.1, 21.3

DoT	DoT works with the transport sectors to enhance critical infrastructure resilience, through conducting, participating in and observing exercises as part of resilience improvement cycles for vital critical infrastructure owners and operators	21.1, 21.2, 21.3

	Providing leadership to the transport sector through development and running of multiagency exercises

	Participation in state and regional emergency management meetings and other I and exercises where these provide advice on likely risks and impacts to the transport network

EMC	Support and contribute to exercising with emergency management stakeholders and the community

ESV	Gas – Involvement in collective working groups (energy sectors and government agencies) in energy emergency planning and preparedness activities (e.g. development of emergency response and communication protocols and processes; annual emergency exercises; continuous improvement reviews of protocols and processes)	1.4, 1.5

	Electricity – Involvement in collective working groups (energy sectors and government agencies) in energy emergency planning and preparedness activities (e.g. development of emergency response and communication protocols and processes; annual emergency exercises; continuous improvement reviews of protocols and processes)	1.4, 1.5

Melbourne Water	Develop and undertake training and exercise activities to ensure that Melbourne Water’s people, customers and partners are able to implement plans and procedures

PV	Development and administration of procedures and guidelines to ensure processes are in place to manage any potential risks associated with dams managed by PV consistent with the Strategic Framework for Dam Safety Regulations. Mitigation activities include implementing dam safety monitoring procedures for PV dams, developing emergency management plans for large dams, and undertake periodic training and exercising to ensure the emergency management plan and associated business continuity plan is tested and can be implemented effectively	1.1, 1.5, 16.2

Salvation Army	Participation in emergency planning/exercises at state, regional and local levels

Services Australia	Training and support for agency Emergency Management Co-ordinators, Emergency Reservists, Smart Centre and Service Zone staff deployed to emergencies/disasters	1.2, 1.4

	Training and support for agency staff taking calls or processing claims received relating to an emergency/disaster event	1.2, 1.4

St John Ambulance	Provide onsite consultations with workplaces and community groups to include first aid component within first aid management plans for the prevention of injuries	1.2, 1.4, 3.2

VCC EM	Provide information, education and training to cultural and faith communities, municipal council emergency management staff and other agencies	1.2

VMIA	In accordance with the Act, VMIA’s role is to assist departments and participating bodies to establish programs to monitor risk management by departments and participating bodies	1.5

	In accordance with the Act, VMIA’s role is to assist departments and participating bodies to establish programs to provide risk management advice and training to departments and participating bodies	4.5

VRCA	Exercise, evaluate and review the whole of port emergency response plan

VicTrack	Participate in emergency management and resilience networks and forums	1.2

Water corporations	Conduct periodic training exercises to ensure that their emergency management plans can be implemented effectively

WICEN	Participate and support local government in organising and conducting exercises identifying different communication strategies	1.2