SEMP Tsunami Sub-Plan

Purpose

The SEMP Tsunami Sub-Plan provides sources of information and to outline the arrangements for ensuring an integrated and coordinated approach to the State’s management of tsunami events, in order to reduce the impact and consequences of these events on the community, infrastructure and services.

A large tsunami in the Victorian context is considered a low probability but is a high consequence. Smaller tsunami will occur more frequently but will likely only pose a risk to individuals and assets in or on water.

Audience

This plan recognises that for emergency management and supporting communities to be safer and more resilient it is the shared responsibility of all Victorians, not just the emergency management sector.

The audience for this plan comprises the Victorian Government and agencies within the emergency management sector, including business, industry, councils and community with a significant role in the mitigation of, response to, and recovery from tsunamis.

This plan refers to a range of existing resources relating to tsunamis, including documents and websites. This plan does not seek to duplicate the information contained in these resources, and instead provides links to where the reader can obtain further information.

How to read this plan

This plan should be read in conjunction with the SEMP.

Linkages and hyperlinks

This plan refers to a range of existing resources relating to tsunamis, including documents and websites. This plan does not seek to duplicate the information contained in these resources, and instead provides links to where the reader can obtain further information.

For more operational or sensitive information a log-in may be required, such as for documents saved on the Emergency Management Common Operating Picture (EM-COP) (External link), including Joint Standard Operating Procedures (JSOPs).

Documents or resources that are referred to frequently throughout this plan (such as the SEMP) are not hyperlinked in each instance.

All hyperlinks were accurate at time of publication, and the currency of the linked content remains the responsibility of the host agency.

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