Chapter 10: Command & Control/Emergency Management

Question 1

CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 86

EVACUATION OF PREMISES AND PLACES

Answer 1

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

Question 2

CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 87

ENTRY ON PREMISES

Answer 2

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

Question 3

CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 88

CLOSING ROADS AND PUBLIC PLACES

Answer 3

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

Question 4

CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 89

REMOVAL OF AIRCRAFT, VESSELS, VEHICLES, ETC

Answer 4

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

Question 5

CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 90

REQUISTIONING POWERS

Answer 5

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

Question 6

CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 91

POWER TO GIVE DIRECTIONS

Answer 6

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

Question 7

CDEM ACT 2002 SECTION 92

POWER TO CARRY OUT INSPECTIONS, ETC

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Who can authorise someone else to exercise any of these powers?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Terms: Command

Answer 9

Terms: Command

Command operates vertically within an agency

Question 10

Terms: Control

Answer 10

Terms: Control

Control operates horizontally across agencies

Question 11

Explain ‘Command and control’

Answer 11

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