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Section 8.7
8.7    Functional Lines of Recovery
The Depending on the nature of the disaster, one or more of these five functional lines of recovery may be the
focus of recovery operations. The responsible State Lead Agencies identified below will be invited to
participate in the LDMG Recovery Group which will consider all five functional lines of recovery when planning
and undertaking recovery operations:
                              Table 10: Queensland functional lines of recovery

 Functional line of            Description                                     State Lead Agency
 recovery
 Human and Social              Focuses on supporting the emotional,            Department of Communities,
 recovery                      social, physical and psychological health       Housing & Digital Economy
                               and wellbeing of individuals, families and
                               communities following a disaster.

 Economic recovery             Focuses on rectifying the direct and indirect   Department of State
                               impacts on the economy as a result of a         Development,
                               disaster.                                       Infrastructure, Local
                                                                               Government & Planning


 Building & Assets recovery Focuses on rectifying damage and disruption        Department of Energy &
                            which inhibits the capacity of essential           Public Works
                            services and the building sector, including
                            housing, accommodation, education and
                            health facilities.
 Environmental recovery     Focuses on rectifying the impacts on the           Department          of
                            natural environment as a direct result of a        Environment & Science
                            disaster or through a secondary impact or
                            consequence.
                               Impacts to the environment may include
                               damage or loss of flora and fauna, poor air
                               quality, reduced water quality,
                               accumulation of synthetic debris on
                               beaches, land degradation and
                               contamination, as
                               well as cultural and built heritage listed place
                               issues.
 Roads and Transport           Focuses on rectifying the effects of a           Department of Transport &
 recovery                      disaster on transport networks, including        Main Roads
                               road, rail, aviation and maritime normally
                               result in difficulty accessing
                               communities and disruption to critical supply
                               chains (both in and out of the impacted
                               area). Restoration of these networks, or the
                               identification of alternatives, is a priority in
                               disaster recovery.




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