A hazard is a source of potential harm. A hazard event is another term for emergency.
Some assurance activities examine system-wide risks that span across multiple hazard types, including reviews into the emergency management functions of sector organisations.
Examples of such assurance activities include the Review of 10 years of reform in Victoria’s emergency management sector and the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.
| Publish year | Assurance activity | Summary | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Emergency risks in Victoria (External link) | A report into the results of Victoria’s State-level emergency risk assessment completed in November 2017 with updated information about Victoria’s significant emergency related risks, including a comparison of their severity, and the institutional arrangements in place to manage these risks. | Victorian Government |
| 2020 | Review of 10 years of reform in Victoria’s emergency management sector (External link) | A review of emergency management reforms and their effectiveness in supporting safer and more resilient Victorians. The report made recommendations relating to the critical areas of risk management, community information, recovery, outcomes frameworks, and capability and capacity. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |
| 2020 | Victorian Emergency Management Strategic Action Plan Update #3 2018–21 - Progress Update 2019 (External link) | An assessment of the state's implementation progress of the SAP Update #3 2018–21. The SAP is a rolling plan that outlines statewide strategic priorities, with corresponding actions, to support Victoria in achieving its vision of safer and more resilient communities. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |
| 2020 | Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements: interim observations (External link) | An outline of interim observations from the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements relating to the responsibilities of, and coordination between all levels of government, Australia's arrangements for adapting to climate change, actions to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters and the involvement of Commonwealth in responding to national emergencies. This report covered some of the more pressing issues that were addressed in the the final report. No draft recommendations were made. | Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements |
| 2019 | Community Resilience Strategy Year Two Outcomes Report (External link) | A report presenting key highlights, activities and outcomes for VICSES from implementing the Strategy in 2017-2018 and the KPIs to measure achievement against the strategic objectives. The report is intended to support continuous improvement of programs and initiatives during the lifetime of the Strategy. | Victoria State Emergency Service |
| 2019 | Review of emergency management for high-risk Victorian communities (External link) | A system-wide review examining the processes and tools the emergency management sector uses for identifying high-risk communities, the vulnerabilities in those communities and how the sector addresses these issues in their planning and response processes. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |
| 2019 | Critical Infrastructure Resilience - 2018 Report (External link) | A report detailing IGEM’s transition from monitoring implementation of critical infrastructure resilience arrangements to assessing their efficiency and effectiveness. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |
| 2019 | Review of Victoria’s emergency management sector preparedness for major emergencies (External link) | A system-wide review identifying opportunities to enhance Victoria’s sector preparedness for major emergencies exploring possible pathways for Victoria to strengthen preparedness for major emergencies that recognise and reflect the current emergency management arrangements. This review identified preparedness as a shared responsibility and applies to all stages of prevention, response and recovery; and guided by risk. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |
| 2019 | Review of connecting and collaborating with the private sector and community organisations (External link) | A system-wide review considering how the emergency management sector connects and collaborates with private sector and community organisations across the broad areas of governance, mitigation and resilience building, and response and recovery. The review considered the purposes for which collaboration is required now and in the future, and identified challenges relevant to sector organisations in connecting and collaborating. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |
| 2019 | Critical Infrastructure All Sectors Resilience Report 2018 (External link) | A report highlighting the benefits of continued collaboration between industry and government, and a focus on enhancing resilience to emergency risks. | Emergency Management Victoria |