Role statement - Department of Transport and Planning (including Head, Transport for Victoria)

Work with the transport sectors to enhance critical infrastructure resilience, through:

• designating vital critical infrastructure where appropriate

1.1

• emergency risk management planning by vital critical infrastructure owners and operators

Maintain a high level of preparedness for emergencies that may affect the state’s road and rail network

1.1

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

1.1, 1.3

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

1.3, 1.4

Coordinate road safety programs with community groups and other agencies

1.2, 1.4

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

1.3, 1.5

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

1.6

Participate in state and regional emergency management meetings and exercises to provide advice on likely risks and impacts to the transport network

1.6

Formulate policy and regulation in land use planning and building systems for bushfire and flood in the built and natural environment

Participating agency for the bushfire mitigation activity:

• landscape fuel management including legislative requirements
• Building regulations, standards and codes
• Land use planning

Bushfire mitigation activity: Undertake Historic heritage values assessments in accordance with Heritage Act 2017

Table 8: Participating agencies for mitigation

Participating agency for the earthquake mitigation activity:

• critical infrastructure (engineering) vulnerability assessments and maintenance regimes (essential services, dams/levees, buildings, roads, bridges, tunnels)
• Building standards/regulations and enforcement (post 1989, 1993, 2007 standards)
• List of vulnerable (e.g. pre- 1989) buildings in CBD to inform response planning

Table 8: Participating agencies for mitigation

Bushfire mitigation activity: Undertake Historic heritage values assessments in accordance with Heritage Act 2017

Participating agency for the earthquake mitigation activity:

• critical infrastructure (engineering) vulnerability assessments and maintenance regimes (essential services, dams/levees, buildings, roads, bridges, tunnels)
• Building standards/regulations and enforcement (post 1989, 1993, 2007 standards)
• List of vulnerable (e.g. pre- 1989) buildings in CBD to inform response planning

Table 8: Participating agencies for mitigation

Participating agency for the heatwave mitigation activity:

• Planning (state, local and agency preparedness)
• Urban planning (water fountains, cool places and parks, air-conditioned facilities).

Table 8: Participating agencies for mitigation

Participating agency for the following maritime emergency (non-search and rescue) mitigation activities:

• legislation and enforcement (e.g. compulsory marine pilotage/exempt masters, Harbour master directions, safety duty (So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable) obligations of port manager, port operator, vessel operators, offshore facility operators etc.) 
• State and national audits and inspection of commercial vessels, port infrastructure, offshore facilities (note vessel condition monitoring done by Commonwealth)

Table 8: Participating agencies for mitigation

Participating agency for the following storm mitigation activity:

• Equipped, trained and prepared essential services including power, water, gas and transport
• Buildings compliant to engineering standards (building standards and regulations)

Table 8: Participating agencies for mitigation

Storm mitigation activity: Undertake risk management planning for historic heritage sites on the Victorian Heritage Register and Heritage Inventory

Participating agency for the following flood mitigation activities:

• land use planning (strategic and statutory) and building regulations

Participating agency for the following electricity supply disruption mitigation activities:

• urban development and planning

Control agency for:

• level 2 and level 3 marine pollution oil spills in Victorian coastal waters up to three nautical miles. Level 1 spills are the responsibility of designated port managers and facility operators as per arrangements set out in the SEMP Maritime Emergencies (non-Search and Rescue) Sub-Plan
• essential service disruption to public transport, major arterial roads, bridges, tunnels and rail networks

3.1

Table 9: Control agencies for response

Lead Response Support Agency (RSA) for the functional areas:

• public transport
• rail
• roads
• transport (including ports and access to airports)

Table 10: Support agencies for response

Support relevant Ministers, and oversee responsible entities, nominated under Part 7A of the EM Act 2013 with respect to the transport system 

3.1, 3.2

Provide staff and other support to the Head, TfV, when required in relation to disruptions to public transport, major arterial roads, bridges and tunnels

3.2

Provide immediate assistance or support in coordination of all private rail, tram, bus, contracted ferry organisations, road contractor and other organisations related to emergencies involving loss of life, injury to persons, fire, hazardous chemical accidents, general policing incidents and other major emergencies

3.2

Provide and facilitate professional and skilled engineering and technical emergency teams/experts, equipment and material to other emergencies from either the department, public transport operators or contractors as appropriate

3.2, 19.1

Provide transport closure and condition information to the media and public

2.3, 4.5, 9.4

Address safety of staff, passengers and the impacted community

5.4

Maintain community safety and confidence through provision of warnings, facilitating network repairs and maintaining, identifying and mitigating transport related risks 

2.3, 4.4, 9.6

Assist with the management of road links during emergencies, including route selection, emergency traffic management, escorting, route conditions advice and control

9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5

Provide relevant support to other agencies in the management of emergencies including but not limited to information, expertise, specialist equipment, and facilitating access to networks

3.2, 4.5, 10.1

Liaise with relevant industry sectors to facilitate response to a disruption to essential services, except for a disruption to roads

3.2

Through the Head, TfV, oversee Public Transport Operator Responsibilities, including relevant control centres and community communication networks, extending to:

• the Melbourne Metropolitan Rail Network (maintained and operated by Metro Trains Melbourne)
• the Melbourne Tram Network (maintained and operated by KDR Victoria Pty Ltd – trading as Yarra Trams)
• the Melbourne Metropolitan, Regional and DE School bus Networks
• the Intrastate Rail Network (maintained and operated by V/Line)
• the Interstate Rail Lines (maintained and operated by the Australian Rail Track Corporation) 

3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5

Undertake assessments of heritage places on Victorian Heritage Register and Heritage Inventory

Relief Support Agency (RelSA) to DJSIR for food and grocery supply continuity

Table 12: Relief coordination

Recovery Coordinating Agency (RecCA) for the functional area of transport

Table 17: Recovery coordination: Built environment

Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA), through the Head, TfV, to coordinate the restoration of rail, tram, contracted ferries and bus services

3.1, 3.2

Table 17: Recovery coordination: Built environment

Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to undertake the assessment, restoration, clean-up and rehabilitation of roads, bridges and tunnels

9.6, 9.7, 19.7

Table 17: Recovery coordination: Built environment

Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to provide policy and regulatory settings, issues resolution and support for land use planning, building and heritage to facilitate rebuilding for housing, local businesses, and public buildings and services

Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) as lead government liaison between airport operators/owners and the Victorian Government and land transport network links to airports, including coordinating information regarding restoration of services and land transport network links to airports – Work with airport owners and operators and other agencies and businesses as required

3.2, 4.4, 4.5

Table 17: Recovery coordination: Built environment

Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) as lead government liaison between port managers and the Victorian Government and work with port owners and operators and other agencies and businesses as required

3.2

Table 17: Recovery coordination: Built environment

Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to asset owner/s or managing agency/s of roads and bridges to undertaking the assessment, restoration, clean-up and rehabilitation of public buildings and assets

Table 17: Recovery coordination: Built environment

Assess, restore, clear and rehabilitate DTP managed public buildings and assets (e.g. roads, bridges, rail, public amenities)

9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 19.1, 19.3, 19.7

Protect and rehabilitate cultural and heritage sites

Table 18, Recovery coordination: Natural environment

Provide advice and information services to municipal councils and delegated public land managers and community groups

Work 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

1.6, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3