This Act is meant to help manage hazards in a way that keeps you and your community safe. It aims to improve the way hazards are managed so that people's social, economic, cultural, and environmental well-being is protected. This includes protecting property too.
The Act wants to help communities reduce risks by identifying, assessing, and managing them. This involves talking to each other about risks and finding ways to reduce them in a cost-effective way. You will also be able to monitor and review the process to make sure it is working.
The Act also provides a plan for emergencies, including what to do before, during, and after an emergency happens. Local authorities will work together in regional groups to plan and prepare for emergencies. They will also work with other agencies and organisations to make sure everyone is working together to manage emergencies.
The Act encourages local planning to align with a national strategy and plan, so everyone is working towards the same goals. You can find out more about the other Acts that are involved in emergency management in section 17(3). This will help make sure that all the different agencies and organisations are working together to prevent or manage emergencies.
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1: Title, or
"What the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 is about"
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the National Emergency Management Agency.
