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                    Municipal Emergency Management Plan

                    In 2020, the 'Emergency Management Legislation Amendment Act 2018' amended the 'Emergency Management Act 2013' (EM Act 2013) to provide for new integrated arrangements for emergency management planning in Victoria at the State, Regional and Municipal levels.

                    The EM Act 2013 creates an obligation for a Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee (MEMPC) to be established in each of the municipal districts of Victoria. Each MEMPC is a multi-agency collaboration group whose members bring organisation, industry or personal expertise to the task of emergency management planning for the municipal district.

                    The Municipal Emergency Management Plan (MEMP) is a multi-agency plan prepared by the MEMPC in accordance with the requirements of the EM Act 2013 including having regard to the guidelines issued under section 77, Guidelines for Preparing State, Regional and Municipal Emergency Management Plans.

                    From 1 December 2020, the approval process for MEMPs has also changed. While MEMPs will continue to be reviewed at least once every three years, the way that they are approved is now through a new self-assurance arrangement. Under the new assurance process, the MEMP must be provided to the Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee (REMPC) for approval.

                    The City Of Melbourne was the first MEMP to go through this new assurance process. Our MEMP was presented to the REMPC in May 2021 and was accepted as being fully compliant.

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