INQ345

TitleLong
Australian Government Crisis Management Framework
INQAuthor
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)
Year
InquiryType
Audit
DisasterType
All hazard
State
Federal
Status
Analysed

Recommendations for this Inquiry

INQ-ref REC-UID CODE SubCode SrcNUM Recommendation
INQ345 REC345-4627 A - Responsibility 38 - Agency/Department Reporting Recommendation 1

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet:
- document a process for annual administrative updates that provides a consistent approach including ensuring appropriate records of engagement and input are maintained; and
INQ345 REC345-4628 A - Responsibility 21 - Role of Commonwealth Government Recommendation 2

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet:
- provide stronger guidance to entities in their development and updating of entity level and relevant national level crisis management policies and plans; and
INQ345 REC345-4629 A - Responsibility 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review Recommendation 3

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet embed arrangements for future scenario planning into ongoing review and update arrangements for the AGCMF. These should be appropriately documented to ensure lessons are captured and can be learned.
INQ345 REC345-4630 C - Response 7 - Inter-agency communication Recommendation 4

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet include in the Australian Government Crisis Management Handbook criteria for the publication of plans to appropriately inform stakeholders of crisis arrangements.
INQ345 REC345-4631 A - Responsibility 38 - Agency/Department Reporting Recommendation 5

The National Emergency Management Agency document its consideration of Crisis Arrangements Committee advice on gaps and priorities for whole-of-government exercising, as well as the annual analysis undertaken to review and update the list of identified hazards under AGCMF, to inform the developme