The report highlights a new era of assurance of emergency management with:

  • commencement of the Emergency Management Act 2013 and associated reforms
  • appointment of Victoria's first Inspector-General for Emergency Management 
  • development of the Monitoring and Assurance Framework for Emergency Management
  • review of the performance targets for bushfire fuel management on public land
  • implementation monitoring of recommendations from the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission and the 2013-14 Fire Season Compliance Report
  • monitoring emergency call-taking performance.

The department tabled its 2014-15 annual report in parliament on 10 November 2015.

Read the Department of Justice and Regulation - Annual Report 2014-15 (External link).