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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Insurance Catastrophe Resilience Report 2021–22 (External link) | A report that examines insurer data and insights for the previous 12 months of extreme weather events and advocates for changes to lessen the impact of future events. Events examined include the Mansfield earthquake and Victoria's extreme weather and flooding. | Independent |
| 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 | Disaster recovery in Australia: A legal and policy survey (External link) | An examination of the legal and policy framework for recovery at both federal and state levels, with Victoria and NSW being selected for analysis. Under Australia’s federal system, state and territory governments have primary responsibility for emergency management, including recovery, with the Federal Government playing a supporting role. | Independent |
| 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 | Independent Review of National Disaster Governance Arrangements (External link) | A review that examined if current and future national natural disaster governance arrangements are fit-for-purpose, it found that current arrangements do not adequately take the threat of climate change to our national resilience into account. | Independent |
| 2022 | Community Report - June 2021 Extreme Weather Event (External link) | A report that outlines key lessons identified from the extreme weather event of 2021, including what went well and areas for improvement. It aims to ensure that lessons of significance to both agencies and communities are considered, implemented and shared across the emergency management sector and with impacted communities. | Emergency Management Victoria |
| 2022 | The Cost of Extreme Weather 2022 (External link) | A research report that estimates direct costs from extreme weather events are to grow by 5.13 per cent each year and reach $35.24 billion by 2050, directly costing Australian households an average of $2,509.16 every year. The report concludes that if we are to mitigate the rising costs of extreme weather, the federal government should focus more on resilience and future-proofing | Independent |