2015-06-23 I&S Agenda - Item 5 - Local Disaster Management Plan - Attachment 1

1.10 Noosa Local Disaster Management Group
1.10.1 Establishment of the Noosa Local Groups
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 Noosa LDMG will coordinate disaster operations within the area administered by the
Noosa Council.

1.10.2 Functions of Noosa Local Group
In accordance with s30 of The Act the Noosa Local Disaster Management 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).

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

1.11 Meetings of the Noosa Local Group
The Noosa 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 Section
4.8 of the local disaster management guidelines.

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