INQ295
Recommendations for this Inquiry
INQ-ref | REC-UID | CODE | SubCode | SrcNUM | Recommendation |
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INQ295 | REC295-1306 | A - Responsibility | 9 - Community education | Recommendation 33 | Develop practical policy outcomes to support resilience (e.g. the 72- hour model) and promote this broadly to community through media, awareness campaigns, policies etc. |
INQ295 | REC295-1316 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 43 | That the position of Deputy Director, Office for Digital Government is dedicated to the Office for Digital Government; and that people throughout DPC are identified and trained to perform appropriate roles within the State Crisis Centre |
INQ295 | REC295-1318 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 45 | That the recommendation made following the Pinery bushfire, ‘to review control facilities at State, region and incident level’, be expanded to include all emergency services facilities that will be utilised for major incidents other than bushfire e.g. |
INQ295 | REC295-1319 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 46 | That a single emergency service multi-agency control centre be established with sufficient capacity and capability to deal with all types of emergency incidents in SA. Also consider Police and State Emergency Centre. |
INQ295 | REC295-1288 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 15 | That Attorney General’s Department explore options to overcome fatigue and welfare issues of SAGRN staff associated with emergency events of extended duration. |
INQ295 | REC295-1291 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 18 | That the Flood Reform Task Group, as proposed by the Department |
INQ295 | REC295-1308 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 35 | That the Department of the Premier and Cabinet revise the ministerial documents relating to emergency management. |
INQ295 | REC295-1312 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 39 | That the Department of Education and Child Development be included as a member of State Emergency Management Council and represented in the State Emergency Centre. |
INQ295 | REC295-1315 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | Recommendation 42 | That a review of the role and effectiveness of the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) including: the legislative functions; membership including the chair; roles and responsibilities; and, SEMC Advisory Groups be undertaken. |
INQ295 | REC295-1317 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | Recommendation 44 | Review representation in the State Emergency Centre including: a) determining if there is a more suitable functional support group e.g. |
INQ295 | REC295-1276 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | Recommendation 3 | That SA Health undertake a review of their emergency management arrangements. |
INQ295 | REC295-1327 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | Recommendation 54 | Establish a lessons management capability across the SA emergency management sector to collect, analyse and track lessons identified during debriefs and reviews following events and other sources such as interstate and oversees reviews and inquiries. |
INQ295 | REC295-1328 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | Recommendation 55 | Update the SEMP Part 3, Annex F ‘Debriefs’ to provide more guidance regarding the types of debriefs, when they are required to be undertaken and at what level and guidance for undertaking and recording debriefs, and implementing lessons identified. |
INQ295 | REC295-1297 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | Recommendation 24 | Engage an independent business analyst to review the current call, receipt and dispatch process for emergency services i.e. |
INQ295 | REC295-1302 | A - Responsibility | 28 - Personal responsibility | Recommendation 29 | That the State Emergency Service together with the Local Government Association and Country Fire Service establish a plan for coordinated provision of sandbags to the public, including options for what is provided, where and when, and the process for effective communication of availability to the |
INQ295 | REC295-1274 | A - Responsibility | 35 - Business and Industry in relation to industry | Recommendation 1 | That relevant agencies, such as the Department of State Development, SA Police and emergency services, collaborate to establish an education campaign to encourage businesses in South Australia to develop Business Continuity Plans which, among other potential hazards such as flood and fire, also t |
INQ295 | REC295-1286 | B - Preparedness | 10 - Infrastructure | Recommendation 13 | That the Attorney General’s Department consult with local government regarding potential for them to provide logistical support associated with backup power supply to SA Government Radio Network towers in the event of an emergency. |
INQ295 | REC295-1279 | B - Preparedness | 10 - Infrastructure | Recommendation 6 | Install UPS on traffic lights on main Central Business District (CBD) and arterial roads to allow an effective movement of traffic during a loss of power. |
INQ295 | REC295-1283 | C - Response | 7 - Inter-agency communication | Recommendation 10 | Consider bringing other agencies onto the SA Government Radio Network, in particular, Department of Education and Child Development and local government, to support more effective coordination and provide a reliable communications contingency during emergencies. |
INQ295 | REC295-1285 | C - Response | 7 - Inter-agency communication | Recommendation 12 | Identify, document and communicate contingency arrangements and procedures for emergency services in the event SA Government Radio Network paging is turned off to conserve power, or other loss of paging capacity. |
INQ295 | REC295-1296 | C - Response | 8 - Communications and warnings | Recommendation 23 | That the SES in collaboration with MFS Communications Centre (Comcen) investigate and implement options to reduce the number of calls coming into the Comcen, (particularly on 132500). |
INQ295 | REC295-1329 | C - Response | 8 - Communications and warnings | Recommendation 56 | Review and update Part 3, Annex C, of the SEMP ‘Public Information and Warnings’ to: a) clarify the role and responsibilities of the Public Information Functional Support Group and control agencies in relation to public information b) define requirements and processes for liaising with the commun |
INQ295 | REC295-1326 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | Recommendation 53 | Establish a State-wide resourcing capability to support incident management teams, regional coordination centres, zone emergency centres, relief centres, recovery centres and State control centres. |
INQ295 | REC295-1305 | C - Response | 18 - Access to fire ground | Recommendation 32 | That the annexure to the State Emergency Management Plan, ‘Traffic management during emergencies’, be updated to include: responsibilities and processes for road closures; and, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure requirements in regards to provision of road closure information, n |
INQ295 | REC295-1304 | C - Response | 20 - Role of police | Recommendation 31 | That SA Police, as the control agency for search and rescue, and State Emergency Service who have the responsibility for providing search and rescue services under the State Emergency Management Plan, develop a swiftwater rescue capability plan that describes key swiftwater risk locations, roles |
INQ295 | REC295-1307 | C - Response | 20 - Role of police | Recommendation 34 | That, as with earthquake, SA Police be designated the Control Agency under the State Emergency Management Plan for black system events or other major power outages. |
INQ295 | REC295-1278 | C - Response | 20 - Role of police | Recommendation 5 | That SA Police develop an evacuation plan for the Adelaide Central Business District (CBD) which includes: |
INQ295 | REC295-1334 | D - Recovery | 33 - Relief and recovery | Recommendation 61 | Conduct a review into South Australia’s arrangements for relief and recovery grant, Local Government Disaster Recovery Assistance Arrangements and Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangement claims, the review should include governance coordination and criteria for provision and processing o |
INQ295 | REC295-1275 | D - Recovery | 33 - Relief and recovery | Recommendation 2 | That SA Health, develop an emergency plan to manage an extended power outage or black system event which, in addition to the requirements outlined in recommendation 16: |
INQ295 | REC295-1298 | E - Agency Organisation | 12 - EM agency and authority | Recommendation 25 | That the State Emergency Service, in consultation with key stakeholders, identify and implement a robust system and procedures for prioritising, allocating and coordinating multiple tasks. |
INQ295 | REC295-1335 | E - Agency Organisation | 12 - EM agency and authority | Recommendation 62 | Explore alternative emergency management models including the alternative model proposed above to establish a South Australian Emergency Management Office and State Relief and Recovery Office within the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission, to ensure that all the objects and gu |
INQ295 | REC295-1322 | E - Agency Organisation | 12 - EM agency and authority | Recommendation 49 | Consider opportunities to identify synergies between the incident management systems used in SA being the, Australasian Interservice Incident Management System (AIIMS) and ICCS Plus. This might include joint training and exercising in roles that are common across both systems. |
INQ295 | REC295-1325 | E - Agency Organisation | 12 - EM agency and authority | Recommendation 52 | Review and reinstate the State Emergency Management Training Officer and State Emergency Management Planning Officer (capability development) positions to operate with a broad, strategic and leadership focus. |
INQ295 | REC295-1284 | E - Agency Organisation | 16 - Training and behaviour | Recommendation 11 | Deliver consistent and regular training in the use of the SA Government Radio Network to all users to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the network in times of emergency e.g. reduce the issues associated with network busy signals. |
INQ295 | REC295-1303 | E - Agency Organisation | 16 - Training and behaviour | Recommendation 30 | That the State Emergency Service be provided with resources to enable them to deliver swiftwater awareness training to all first responders including emergency services, SA Police and council crews. |
INQ295 | REC295-1321 | E - Agency Organisation | 16 - Training and behaviour | Recommendation 48 | Through the Emergency Management Workforce Project, identify and provide training and development for SA’s emergency management sector personnel (government agencies, and non-government agencies including volunteers). |
INQ295 | REC295-1324 | E - Agency Organisation | 16 - Training and behaviour | Recommendation 51 | Establish a State incident management and emergency management training capability which provides for: a) consistent training across the State b) personal development and endorsement processes for roles c) identification, recruitment and development of personnel from other government agencies; an |
INQ295 | REC295-1313 | E - Agency Organisation | 16 - Training and behaviour | Recommendation 40 | That regular training and exercising is conducted for all State Emergency Centre participants including Liaison Officers. |
INQ295 | REC295-1282 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 9 | That the Office for Digital Government, in close partnership with telecommunications companies (e.g. Telstra, Optus, Vodaphone), develop a Control Agency Plan for Information and Communication Technology including mobile communications. The plan should consider: |
INQ295 | REC295-1314 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 41 | That an Emergency Management Assurance Framework be established as soon as possible to support the emergency management arrangements and the State Emergency Management Plan. Consider establishing an Inspector General Emergency Management department or position. |
INQ295 | REC295-1330 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 57 | Update the Public Information Functional Support Group Plan to include: a) standards, outputs, systems and processes required to be used by control agencies and the Public Information Functional Support Group during emergencies b) guidance on the public information cycle through the prevention, p |
INQ295 | REC295-1331 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 58 | Task South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission with further developing the Emergency Alerts capability across government agencies including to: a) establish and maintain a centralised training program for emergency alert initial and refresher training. |
INQ295 | REC295-1332 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 59 | Develop a Disaster Waste Management Plan to form part of the State Emergency Management Plan which describe participating agencies and responsibilities for various aspects of waste management during and after emergencies. |
INQ295 | REC295-1301 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 28 | Establish an ‘Interstate Deployment Support Plan’ for incoming interstate resources. The plan should outline responsibilities and arrangements for this function. Consider including this plan into the State emergency management arrangements. |
INQ295 | REC295-1333 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 60 | Develop a State Relief and Recovery Plan as a distinct part of the State Emergency Management Plan which should include: a) potential locations for suitable facilities for relief and recovery centres which: are in locations safe from hazards such as flooding and bushfire; and, have appropriate ac |
INQ295 | REC295-1287 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 14 | That the glossary of terms in the State Emergency Management Plan be reviewed to ensure all relevant language is included. All agencies need to ensure the use of clear communication and accurate use of terminology, including in describing the status of critical services e.g. |
INQ295 | REC295-1289 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 16 | That SA Police, emergency services, health facilities, utility providers and other key service providers, review their Business Continuity Plans giving consideration to factors such as: a) identification of: business critical needs; essential services power requirements; back-up power requirement |
INQ295 | REC295-1290 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 17 | Continue development of the Damage Assessment Support Plan to: |
INQ295 | REC295-1323 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 50 | Review and update the role, function, workload and focus of the groups/committees that contribute to incident management and emergency management capabilities including the State Emergency Management Training Committee, Interagency Incident Management Sub-Committee and the Central Exercise Writin |
INQ295 | REC295-1292 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 19 | That, giving consideration to the previous recommendation, the Flood |