2016-09-06 S&O Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan

services, and complete resumption of the pre-disaster state. (Source: Australian Emergency
Management Glossary, 1998)
Recovery
The coordinated process of supporting emergency affected communities in reconstruction of
the physical infrastructure and restoration of emotional, social, economic, and physical
wellbeing. (Source: Australian Emergency Management Glossary, 1998)
Rehabilitation
The operations and decisions taken after a disaster with a view to restoring a stricken
community to its former living conditions, while encouraging and facilitating the necessary
adjustments to the changes caused by the disaster. (Source: Australian Emergency
Management Glossary, 1998)
Relief
The provision of immediate shelter, life support and human needs of persons affected by, or
responding to, an emergency. It includes the establishment, management and provision of
services to emergency relief centres. (Source: Australian Emergency Management Glossary,
1998)
Residual risk
The level of risk remaining after implementation of a risk treatment. (Source: AS/NZ ISO
31000:2009)
Resilience
A measure of how quickly a system recovers from failures. (Source: EMA Thesaurus)
Response
Measures taken in anticipation of, during and immediately after an emergency to ensure its
effects are minimised. (Source: Australian Emergency Management Glossary, 1998)
Resources
Includes people, personnel or staffing, food, any horse or animal, vehicle, vessel, aircraft,
plant apparatus, implement, earthmoving equipment, construction equipment, or other
equipment of any kind or any means of supplying want or need.
Risk
The chance of something happening that may have an impact on the safety and wellbeing of
your community. It includes risk as an opportunity as well as a threat and is measured in
terms of consequences and likelihood. (Source: Adapted from AS/NZ ISO 31000:2009)
Risk identification
The process of identifying what can happen, why, and how. (Source: Australian Emergency
Management Glossary, 1998)
Risk management
The culture, processes, and structures that are directed towards realising potential
opportunities whilst managing adverse effects. (Source: AS/NZ ISO 31000:2009)
Risk reduction
Actions taken to lessen the likelihood, negative consequences, or both, associated with a
risk. (Source: AS/NZ ISO 31000:2009)
Risk treatment
Process of selection and implementation of measures to modify risk. (Source: AS/NZ ISO
31000:2009)


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