By phone
Contact the Office of Security and Emergency Management on 03 6232 7979 or Service Tasmania on 1300 135 513.
Our staff
Use the Tasmanian Government Directory to find staff contact details
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The Office of Security and Emergency Management supports whole-of-government strategies to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from, emergencies arising from acts of terrorism, natural disasters and other emergencies. The primary focus of the Office is to assist with the implementation of Council of Australian Government (COAG) reforms in the areas of natural disasters and counter terrorism.
The role of the Office includes:
Please follow these links for further information to the Independent Inquiry Report from Mr Mike Blake and the Flood Recovery Taskforce’s Report – ‘From Floods into Recovery’.
Mr Blake’s report is available at www.dpac.tas.gov.au/government_flood_review
The Flood Recovery Taskforce Report is available at www.alert.tas.gov.au/floodrecovery
Please follow these links for further information:
Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) Report – AFAC Independent Operational Review of the Management of the Tasmanian fires of January 2016
Tasmanian Climate Change Office Report - Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Bushfire and Climate Change Research Project Final Report (PDF)
Senate Inquiry into ‘Responses to, and lessons learnt from, the January and February 2016 bushfires in remote Tasmanian wilderness’ Report - (PDF 1022KB)
The 2013 Tasmanian Bushfires Inquiry aimed to document the lessons learned from the January 2013 bushfires to ensure that Tasmania is better prepared for such events in future. The 2013 Tasmanian Bushfires Inquiry Report and the Government's response were released on 15 October 2013. This followed a process that attracted more than 100 submissions from individuals, agencies and groups, and involved 117 interviews.
As at June 2017, 77 of 103 recommendations have been fully completed.
This report provides an overview of the recovery framework, details the activity that the Bushfire Recovery Taskforce has implemented through its five program areas since January 2013, and records significant learnings that aim to improve Tasmania's capacity to recover from future disasters.
Please follow these links for further information:
Mitigating Natural Hazards through Land Use Planning
The Tasmanian Relief and Recovery Arrangements describe financial assistance that the Tasmanian Government may make available following natural disasters. This includes financial assistance to municipal councils under the Local Government Relief and Recovery Policy administered by the Office of Security and Emergency Management.
Office of Security and Emergency Management
Phone: 03 6232 7979
Email: SEM@dpac.tas.gov.au