INQ170 | Tools: BNHCRC Driving Change

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Coming Ready or Not: Preparing for Large-scale Emergencies (WA)

INQAuthor

Colin Murhy, Auditor General

Year

2009

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DisasterType

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Recommendations for this Inquiry

INQ-ref	REC-UID	CODE	SubCode	SrcNUM	Recommendation
INQ170	REC170-0049	A - Responsibility A - Responsibility	24 - Govt responsibility 24 - Govt responsibility		SEMC and EM WA should: formally and regularly assess which hazards the state should prepare for
INQ170	REC170-0064	E - Agency Organisation E - Agency Organisation	32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform		Agencies should: ensure their internal emergency management arrangements are up-to-date and regularly reviewed
INQ170	REC170-0063	E - Agency Organisation E - Agency Organisation	32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform		Agencies should: ensure their Westplans and support plans have supporting local arrangements in place
INQ170	REC170-0062	A - Responsibility A - Responsibility	25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review		Agencies should: annually assess their capability to respond to emergencies and take measures to address any shortfalls
INQ170	REC170-0061	E - Agency Organisation E - Agency Organisation	32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform		Agencies should: identify overlaps between Westplans and develop written procedures for these circumstances
INQ170	REC170-0060	E - Agency Organisation E - Agency Organisation	32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform		Agencies should: update out-of-date Westplans and support plans as a matter of urgency
INQ170	REC170-0059	C - Response C - Response	15 - Inter-service cooperation 15 - Inter-service cooperation		SEMC and EM WA should: ensure all agencies use the same approach to managing incidents.
INQ170	REC170-0058	C - Response C - Response	15 - Inter-service cooperation 15 - Inter-service cooperation		SEMC and EM WA should: ensure that all agencies can access other agencies’ operations centres when needed and that the procedures to do so are documented
INQ170	REC170-0057	C - Response C - Response	7 - Inter-agency communication 7 - Inter-agency communication		SEMC and EM WA should: ensure that agencies have a common or compatible crisis information management system in place
INQ170	REC170-0056	E - Agency Organisation E - Agency Organisation	32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform		SEMC and EM WA should: define key roles within the emergency management framework
INQ170	REC170-0055	A - Responsibility A - Responsibility	22 - Role of local Gvt 22 - Role of local Gvt		SEMC and EM WA should: monitor and take action to ensure local plans are in place and cover areas where the hazard could occur
INQ170	REC170-0054	A - Responsibility A - Responsibility	22 - Role of local Gvt 22 - Role of local Gvt		SEMC and EM WA should: work with local government to ensure up-to-date, comprehensive local arrangements are in place
INQ170	REC170-0053	E - Agency Organisation E - Agency Organisation	32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform		SEMC and EM WA should: submit outstanding legislative changes to Parliament as a matter of priority
INQ170	REC170-0052	E - Agency Organisation E - Agency Organisation	32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform		SEMC and EM WA should: ensure agencies fulfil their obligations under the Act
INQ170	REC170-0051	E - Agency Organisation E - Agency Organisation	32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform		SEMC and EM WA should: review procedures for plan preparation and approval so that agencies can prepare their plans in a more timely way
INQ170	REC170-0050	A - Responsibility A - Responsibility	24 - Govt responsibility 24 - Govt responsibility		SEMC and EM WA should: assess the state’s level of preparedness at least annually, identifying gaps and significant risks
INQ170	REC170-0065	E - Agency Organisation E - Agency Organisation	16 - Training and behaviour 16 - Training and behaviour		Agencies should: train their staff who will be involved in emergencies in incident management.