2017-10-10 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 7 - Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2018

5. Noosa Local Disaster Management Group
5.1    Establishment of the Noosa Local Group
The Noosa Local Disaster Management Group (Local Group) was established by the Noosa
Transfer Manager on 16 December 2013 under section 32 of the Local Government Legislation
Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2013.

The Local Group coordinates disaster operations within the area administered by the Noosa
Council.


5.2    Functions of the Noosa Local Group
In accordance with S30 of the Act, the Noosa Local Group has the following functions:

   a) To ensure that disaster management and disaster operations in the area are consistent
      with the State Group’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State;
   b) To develop effective disaster management, and regularly review and assess the disaster
      management;
   c) To help the local government for its area to prepare a local disaster management plan;
   d) To identify, and provide advice to the relevant district group about, support services
      required by the local group to facilitate disaster management and disaster operations in the
      area;
   e) To ensure the community is aware of ways of mitigating the adverse effects of an event,
      and preparing for, responding to and recovering from a disaster;
   f) To manage disaster operations in the area under policies and procedures decided by the
      State group;
   g) To provide reports and make recommendations to the relevant district group about matters
      relating to disaster operations;
   h) To identify, and coordinate the use of, resources that may be used for disaster operations
      in the area;
   i) To establish and review communications systems in the group, and with the relevant district
      group and other local groups in the disaster district of the relevant district group, for use
      when a disaster happens;
   j) To ensure information about a disaster in the area is promptly given to the relevant district
      group;
   k) To perform other functions given to the group under this Act;
   l) To perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (k).


5.3    Noosa Local Group annual priorities
In addition to their legislative functions the Noosa Local Group will set annual priorities for action
based on identified community need at the beginning of the financial year. There will be regular
status reports on the progress of these priorities at the Local Group meetings.


5.4    Meetings of the Noosa Local Group
The Local Group will meet four times each year with the meetings timed to take into account higher
risk periods.

The Chair of the Local Group will ensure meetings are conducted in accordance with the Disaster
Management Regulation 2014.



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