REFERENCED DOCUMENT Flood Emergency Management Plan - MCU13/0064

Roles & Responsibilities

The responsibility for flood forecasting and warning services in Australia rests with the Commonwealth Bureau
of Meteorology.

In Queensland, the effectiveness of the flood warning system depends on the cooperative involvement of the
Bureau of Meteorology, State Government agencies and Local Government working with flood-threatened
communities.

The Queensland Flood Warning Consultative Committee (FWCC) is a joint Commonwealth, State and Local
Government Committee which coordinates the development and operation of flood warning services in
Queensland.

The roles of the primary agencies involved in the flood warning system, as recommended by the FWCC, are
outlined in the figure below.