Managing 'civil contingencies' in Australia

Michael Eburn*

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    Abstract

    This paper identifies how 'civil contingencies' are addressed in Australia. It describes how responsibilities for emergency management are allocated across Australia's federated system of government and provides a critical review of the institutional and structural arrangements. It is argued that, even though Australia's emergency management arrangements have generally served the community well, there are undoubted limitations. One limitation is the lack of established Commonwealth response powers and weak arrangements to coordinate the Commonwealth response to emergency. It is further argued that Australia's arrangements focus on governments and their response to emergencies. They have, to date, largely omitted other players, in particular non-government actors, whether that is private industry, communities or individuals. There is evidence that this is changing with the recent overarching policy statement - the National Strategy for Disaster Resilience.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)143-158
    Number of pages16
    JournalInternational Journal of Human Rights
    Volume18
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014

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