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

The activation of disaster management arrangements, local disaster management plan or local
disaster coordination centre confers neither special powers nor funding and it is not necessary for
a declaration of a disaster situation to be made to activate the disaster management financial
arrangements.

A declaration of a disaster situation under the Act provides for special powers to DDCs and
declared disaster officers.

The activation of either NDRRA or SDRA provides for financial support to the community, funding
for disaster operations of state government departments and local governments and restoration of
essential public assets. The activation of NDRRA or SDRA is not dependent upon the activation of
the QDMA or the declaration of a disaster situation. The activation of NDRRA or SDRA is not a
declaration but an activation of financial arrangements.

All three actions are independent and are not interlinked or conditional, although some or all may
occur for the same event.


10.7 Activating the Local Group
Details on the activation of the Local Group, this Plan and the LDCC are found in Appendix 1:
Activating the Plan.


10.8 Operational Sub-Plans
The operational sub-plans are applicable to all hazards and some or all of the sub-plans may be
implemented depending on a particular event.

The following operational sub-plans have been prepared for specific functions:

Appendix 1: Activating the Plan
   • Activation of the Noosa Local Disaster Management Group
   • Activation of the Local Disaster Coordination Centre

Appendix 2 Financial Management
   • Establishes the procedures for purchasing, procurement and the process for tracking
     agency costs for response to and recovery from a disaster.

Appendix 3 Community Support
   • Sets out the process for the provision of immediate and continuing care of disaster affected
     persons and the maintenance of health and wellbeing of the community.

Appendix 4: Evacuation
   • Sets out the process for evacuation, who makes the decision, how it is activated, who gives
     direction to evacuate and to which centre.

Appendix 5: Evacuation Centre Management
   • Establishes the roles and responsibilities for the opening up, staffing, registering and in
     general, the caring for evacuees.

Appendix 6: Impact Assessment
   • Provides the Local Group with the tools to carry out an initial and then a more detailed
     impact assessment on the effect of the disaster on infrastructure, private property and the
     people in the community.

Appendix 7: Health Services

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