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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Preliminary provisions

8: Meaning of recovery activities

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"What 'recovery activities' means in helping communities after an emergency"

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This bill is proposing a new law that explains what recovery activities mean. You will see that recovery activities include actions and measures to help after an emergency. These actions and measures are to support communities and individuals affected by the emergency. The proposed law says that recovery activities include assessing the needs of a community and co-ordinating planning and resources. You will also see that it includes measures to support the regeneration of communities and the well-being of individuals. These measures are to help communities work together and participate in recovery planning. The bill also proposes that recovery activities include new measures to reduce risks and build resilience. You can think of resilience as the ability to cope with difficulties. The proposed law is trying to help communities be better prepared for emergencies and recover from them.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

8Meaning of recovery activities

  1. In this Act, recovery activities means activities carried out under this Act or an emergency management plan to deal with the consequences of an emergency, including, without limitation,—

  2. the actions specified in subsection (2):
    1. the measures specified in subsection (3).

      1. The specified actions are the following:

      2. assessing and ongoing monitoring of the needs of a community affected by the emergency:
        1. co-ordinating and integrating planning, decisions, actions, and resources.

          1. The specified measures are the following:

          2. measures to support the regeneration, restoration, and enhancement of communities across the built, natural, social, and economic environments:
            1. measures to support the cultural and physical well-being of individuals and their communities:
              1. measures to support government and non-government organisations and entities working together:
                1. measures to enable community participation in recovery planning:
                  1. new measures—
                    1. to reduce risks from hazards; and
                      1. to build resilience.