Meeting papers

Section 1.4
1.4     Authority to Plan
The Disaster Management Act 2003 (the Act) and the Disaster Management Regulation 2014 (the
Regulation) forms the legislative basis for disaster management within all levels of government and
Queensland’s Disaster Management Arrangements (QDMA).
The preparation of this LDMP and all associated Sub Plans has been undertaken in accordance with sections
57 and 58 of the Act, to provide for effective disaster management in the Noosa Council area.
This LDMP is consistent with Queensland’s Disaster Management Standard and PPRR Disaster Management
Guideline.
The authorising environment for disaster management documents is detailed in Figure 1 below.




                            Figure 1: Disaster Management Authorising Environment




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