Chapter 10: Command & Control/Emergency Management Flashcards
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 86
EVACUATION OF PREMISES AND PLACES
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 86
EVACUATION OF PREMISES AND PLACES
The CDEM Act confers certain powers on the Police and other authorised persons during a state of emergency. These confer the authority to:
- evacuate any premises or place, or
- exclude persons or vehicles from any premises or place
- where such action is necessary for the preservation of human life
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 87
ENTRY ON PREMISES
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 87
ENTRY ON PREMISES
The CDEM Act confers certain powers on the Police and other authorised persons during a state of emergency. These confer the authority to:
- enter, and if necessary, break into any premises or place
- within the emergency area where it is believed
- on reasonable grounds that the actions is necessary for saving life, or
- preventing injury or
- rescuing and removing injured or endangered persons or
- permitting or facilitating the carrying out of any urgent measures in respect of the relief of suffering or distress
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 88
CLOSING ROADS AND PUBLIC PLACES
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 88
CLOSING ROADS AND PUBLIC PLACES
The CDEM Act confers certain powers on the Police and other authorised persons during a state of emergency. These confer the authority to:
- totally or partially restrict public access on any road or public place
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 89
REMOVAL OF AIRCRAFT, VESSELS, VEHICLES, ETC
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 89
REMOVAL OF AIRCRAFT, VESSELS, VEHICLES, ETC
The CDEM Act confers certain powers on the Police and other authorised persons during a state of emergency. These confer the authority to:
- remove any aircraft, hovercraft, ship or ferry or other vessel or
- vehicle impeding civil defence operations and where reasonably necessary
- for that purpose the use of force or breaking into any such
- aircraft, hovercraft, ship or ferry or other vessel, or vehicle
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 90
REQUISTIONING POWERS
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 90
REQUISTIONING POWERS
The CDEM Act confers certain powers on the Police and other authorised persons during a state of emergency. These confer the authority to:
- requisition a wide range of resources, where such action is urgently necessary for the preservation of human life
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 91
POWER TO GIVE DIRECTIONS
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 91
POWER TO GIVE DIRECTIONS
The CDEM Act confers certain powers on the Police and other authorised persons during a state of emergency. These confer the authority to:
- direct any person to stop any activity that may cause or
- substantially contribute to an emergency, or
- request any person either verbally or
- in writing to take any action to prevent or limit the extent of the emergency
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 92
POWER TO CARRY OUT INSPECTIONS, ETC
CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 92
POWER TO CARRY OUT INSPECTIONS, ETC
The CDEM Act confers certain powers on the Police and other authorised persons during a state of emergency. These confer the authority to:
- examine, mark, seize, sample, secure, disinfect, or
- destroy any property, animal, or other thing in order to prevent or
- limit the extent of the emergency
Who can authorise someone else to exercise any of these powers?
Who can authorise someone else to exercise any of these powers?
- any member of the Police may authorise someone else to
- exercise any of these powers, provided that the Police member believes
- the action is necessary for the reasons given in the legislation
Terms: Command
Terms: Command
Command operates vertically within an agency
Terms: Control
Terms: Control
Control operates horizontally across agencies
Explain ‘Command and control’
Explain ‘Command and control’
- when a controller is appointed, they are in ‘control’ of the incident, however
- that controller can only ‘command’ staff within their own agency
- although the controller does not ‘command’ other agencies’ staff
- they control the incident
- coordination occurs when command and control is communicated to all responders, and
- their agencies, by giving appropriate taskings that are
- completed correctly, in a timely manner
