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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Defence Assistance to the Civil Community (External link) | An audit that provides independent assurance to the Parliament of Australia on the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s administrative arrangements to support the provision of emergency assistance to the civil community. | Australian National Audit Office |
| 2023 | Towards resilient communities: data capability and resource mapping for disaster preparedness (External link) | A collaboration with experienced members of Australian Red Cross to better understand the challenges and potential of data-driven decision-making for community disaster resilience. | Academia |
| 2023 | Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council Strategic Directions Achievement Report 2023 (External link) | A report that demonstrates work completed in the 2022-23 financial year by all jurisdictions in conjunction with AFAC members and our partner agencies. Case studies provide a sample of initiatives undertaken towards the shared vision and joint commitment to safe and secure communities. | Independent |
| 2023 | 2022-23 Major Incidents Report (External link) | An overview of major incidents that involved the fire and emergency services sector, this report highlights significant incidents that have been of impact or consequence for fire and emergency services, providing background information about the incident and the corresponding response. | Australian Government |
| 2023 | Care through Disaster 2.0 (External link) | A values-based report acknowledging that disaster recovery requires strong communities that are properly supported on a much longer timescale. The report's findings and better practices recognise the need for people to be Seen, Safe and Supported during and after a crisis, and that communities need to be strong and connected before disaster strikes for this to occur. | Independent |
| 2023 | Emergency Management Operational Review 2017-18 (External link) | An overview of the major operational events and activities, it includes narrative, insights and lessons, and case studies highlighting the broad range of emergency management operational activity that occurred during the 2017-18 financial year. | Emergency Management Victoria |
| 2023 | Emergency Management Operational Summary 2020-21 (External link) | An overview of the major operational events and activities that occurred over the 2020-21 financial year, as well as a range of case studies that focus on operational incidents highlighting both good practice and areas for improvement. | Emergency Management Victoria |
| 2023 | Implementation monitoring of 'Review of 10 years of reform in Victoria's emergency management sector' and 'Inquiry into the 2019-20 Victorian Fire Season – Phase 1’ - Progress Report - 2022 (External link) | IGEM's second progress report on the Victorian Government’s implementation of recommendations and actions in response to the Victorian Fire Season Inquiry Phase 1 report and and its 10 Year Review of sector reform. Of the 139 actions committed by the government to address recommendations from the 10 Year Review and Phase 1 report, a further 34 actions have been assessed as complete or closed, leaving 47 actions in progress. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |
| 2023 | Victoria’s Critical Infrastructure All Sectors Resilience Report 2022 (External link) | A report that identifies key emergency risks, interdependencies and resilience improvement initiatives being addressed collaboratively by industry and government across Victoria’s eight critical infrastructure sectors. The report includes activities completed and emergencies experienced between 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022. Climate change, natural disasters and cyber security are some of the top risks highlighted across sectors for the following 12-month period. | Emergency Management Victoria |
| 2023 | Victorian Emergency Management Strategic Action Plan Update #4 2019–22 - Progress Update 2021 (External link) | 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. In its sixth report, IGEM summarises key activities and provides an assessment of implementation progress of nine of the eleven SAP Update #4 actions between 1 January to 31 December 2021, and key developments in early 2022. | Inspector-General for Emergency Management |