2015-06-23 I&S Agenda - Item 5 - Memorandum of Understanding - Attachment 3

Sunshine Coast Council also has a Disaster Management Unit, managed by the Coordinator
 Disaster Management to provide support to the regions disaster management arrangements. The
 Coordinator Disaster Management reports directly to the Director Infrastructure Services who in turn
 reports to the Chief Executive Officer.

 Within Noosa, the chair of the LDMG is Councillor Bob Abbot, the deputy chair is Councillor Tony
 Wellington, the Local Disaster Coordinator (LDC) is Martin Drydale, and Alan (Fox) Rogers is the
 deputy LDC and the Local Recovery Coordinator (LRC). The Noosa LDC reports directly to the Chief
 Executive Officer.

 4        OPERATING PRINCIPLES
 In Australia when multiagency emergency responses to hazards are required, the concepts and
 principles of the Australian Inter-service Incident Management System (AIIMS) are usually adopted;
 and threat-specific lead agencies will exercise control horizontally across agencies that are
 contributing to the management of the particular hazard. This means managing “what should be
 done, when, by whom” to suppress the risks of a hazard. During disasters, functional lead agencies
 are also engaged to deliver disaster management services; and the actions of all agencies are
 coordinated by the relevant Council LDMG.

 Under AIIMS, control does not extend to commanding the resources (personnel and equipment) of
 other agencies. Each agency is responsible for commanding their own assets in accordance with
 their own SOPs.

 5        ROLE OF THE LDMG
 When the Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements are activated, each Council LDMG is
 responsible for the overall coordination of disaster events within their area. This includes setting of
 strategic objectives and priorities for response, the systematic acquisition and deployment of
 resources, coordinating the gathering and dissemination of intelligence and public warnings.

So                                 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
                                  SUNSHINE COAST COUNCIL AND NOOSA
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