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Section 1.8
1.8     Disaster Management Strategic Policy Statement
This plan is consistent with the Disaster Management Strategic Policy Statement which informs the
Queensland Government’s strategic approach to keeping people safe and making communities more resilient to
disaster risks and impacts.
The LDMG takes a flexible and scalable approach to disaster management which provides for the reduction of
risk and the enhancement of community resilience whilst ensuring effective response and recovery capabilities.




Section 1.9
1.9     Disaster Management Guiding Principles
In accordance with section 4A(b) of the Act, all events, whether natural or caused by human activity, should be
managed in accordance with the Strategic Policy Statement and the State Disaster Management Plan
(SDMP) and any relevant disaster management guidelines. The Act identifies four key principles which guide
disaster management in Queensland:



1.9.1 Comprehensive Approach
The comprehensive approach to disaster management comprises the four PPRR phases. This approach
ensures a balance between the reduction of risk and the enhancement of community resilience, while ensuring
effective response and recovery capabilities.
The four phases of PPRR are not linear, nor are they independent of the others. They overlap and support each
other as shown in Figure 3. For example, recovery activities are likely to begin during the response phase and
mitigation strategies may be considered during the recovery phase.




                          Figure 3: Comprehensive Approach to Disaster Management




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