About the Environmental Response core capability
To assess and manage the consequences to the community, environmental values, domestic animals and livestock of a hazardous materials release, naturally occurring pests or biological hazard.
Critical Task Table 16: Agency roles mapped to the Victorian Preparedness Framework, by critical tasks within the Environmental Response core capability
Critical Task 16.1: Conduct risk / epidemiological assessments and identify consequence management strategies.
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Subject to its regulatory obligations, Airservices Australia may provide assistance to state agencies in other emergencies that cause or threaten to cause death or injury to persons, damage to property, harm to the environment and disruption to essential services, including: initial hazardous materials response on or in the vicinity of designated airports |
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Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to: |
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Control agency for biosecurity incursions, emergency animal disease outbreaks (including bees and aquaculture), plant pest or disease outbreaks (including plague locusts), invasive plant, animal and exotic marine pest incursions and rapid and significant increases in established pest populations (vertebrate pests and plagues) |
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Provide advice and support to the control agency and other response agencies regarding the impact of an incident or emergency (including pollution to waterways) within Melbourne Water’s waterway management district |
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Key support agency to sample shellfish for marine biotoxin contamination |
Critical Task 16.2: Conduct monitoring and surveillance activities.
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Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to survey and mitigate risks to protect threatened bird, marsupial, aquatic and plant species affected by emergencies on land within its portfolio and provide advisory services to others |
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Promote resilience through monitoring and surveillance programs for agricultural and environmental pests and diseases that meet State and National trade needs |
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Control agency for biosecurity incursions, emergency animal disease outbreaks (including bees and aquaculture), plant pest or disease outbreaks (including plague locusts), invasive plant, animal and exotic marine pest incursions and rapid and significant increases in established pest populations (vertebrate pests and plagues) |
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Provide air and sea marine animal detection services in support of the VFA |
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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 |
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Develop and administer procedures and guidelines to ensure processes are in place to manage potential risks associated with dams managed by PV consistent with the Strategic Framework for Dam Safety Regulations. Mitigation activities include:
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Ports Victoria | Monitor the movement and compliance with International Maritime Organisation (IMO) / AMSA and WorkSafe Victoria dangerous goods requirements through port waters | |
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Key support agency to respond to Blue-green algae blooms where these impact on fisheries and fishing |
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respond to fish mortality (fish deaths) events, including an initial impact assessment and notifying the relevant control agency if the cause relates /is suspected to relate to hazards managed by that agency e.g. exotic animal disease, pollution, blue-green algae bloom |
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Key support agency for DH to respond to food contamination involving fish in Victorian waters |
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Key support agency to sample shellfish for marine biotoxin contamination |
Critical Task 16.3: Coordinate the delivery of diagnostic services.
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Key support agency to respond to fish mortality (fish deaths) events, including an initial impact assessment and notifying the relevant control agency if the cause relates /is suspected to relate to hazards managed by that agency e.g. exotic animal disease, pollution, blue-green algae bloom |
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Key support agency for DH to respond to food contamination involving fish in Victorian waters |
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Assist in the response to blue-green algal blooms by erecting relevant signage and taking water samples. This is described in the Blue Green Algae Circular where PV is the designated waterway manager under the Marine Act 1988, (e.g. Albert Park Lake, lower reaches of the Barwon River system (including Lake Connewarre, Lysterfield Lake and Tower Hill) under the direction of the relevant CMAs |
Critical Task 16.4: Restrict the movement of spread vectors or hosts using legislative instruments (includes ‘standstill’).
Critical Task 16.5: Restrict the movement of hazardous materials or organisms using physical containment methods.
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Manager of the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies including management of oil spill response equipment stockpiles, an aerial dispersant capability and a national team of trained responders and emergency managers |
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Provide trained staff to respond through clean-up and containment of oil and chemical pollution incidents in the local ports of Port Phillip, Western Port and Port Campbell, and state waters under the direction of DoT, in liaison with or as their agents, and the EPA under the Victorian Marine Pollution Contingency Plan |
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Enforce provisions under the Fisheries Act 1995 prohibiting bringing into Victoria, possession, transporting or release of declared noxious aquatic species |
Critical Task 16.6: Destroy the organism and/or susceptible hosts.
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Critical Task 16.7: Render (disperse / dilute / neutralise) the hazardous material safe.
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Subject to its regulatory obligations, Airservices Australia may provide assistance to state agencies in other emergencies that cause or threaten to cause death or injury to persons, damage to property, harm to the environment and disruption to essential services, including initial hazardous materials response on or in the vicinity of designated airports |
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Key support agency for wildlife affected by marine pollution |
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Provide trained staff and equipment to support response to oiled wildlife, in accordance with the Wildlife Response Plan for Oil Spills under the direction of DELWP or DoT through the Wildlife Response Plan for Marine Pollution Emergencies and/or the Marine Pollution Contingency Plan |
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Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to rehabilitate, restore and reinstate public land and assets managed directly by PV from the agreed date of transition from emergency response to recovery, including:
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Critical Task 16.8: Dispose of contaminated waste.
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Provide technical support in the prevention, mitigation and risk reduction of pollution and waste emergencies by applying and enforcing the Environment Protection Act, including manage systems for the transport of priority waste from generation to disposal |
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Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to rehabilitate, restore and reinstate public land and assets managed directly by PV from the agreed date of transition from emergency response to recovery, including:
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