Impact Assessment core capability
Provide all decision makers with relevant information regarding the nature and extent of the hazard, and any potential consequences during and after an emergency to ensure efficient, timely and appropriate support for communities.
Critical Task Table 11: Agency roles mapped to the VPF, by critical tasks within the Impact Assessment core capability
Critical Task 11.1: Gather information regarding extent of damage, immediate threats, loss of life and persons displaced.
| Agency | Activity | Additional alignment to critical tasks |
|---|---|---|
| AEMO | Coordinate and direct the gas and electricity industry to respond to a system security emergency. | 11.3 |
| Provide information and advice to the control agency regarding the impact of an emergency on electricity supply or gas and formulate management strategies in relation to incidents that threaten the technical integrity of the generation and transmission system (system security incidents). | 3.2, 4.6, 11.2 | |
| AV | Gather information regarding the extent of pre-hospital health impacts, including ambulance demand, number, severity and types of injuries and the impact of the emergency on hospital Emergency Departments. | |
| CityLink | Maintain and inspect CityLink assets and ensure all traffic control devices are available 24/7, which are utilised to assess an incident, or assist in establishing access for emergency services. | 9.2 |
| CMA | Assess all river waterway damage that poses a threat to the stability of river systems. | 18.1, 18.2 |
| Councils | Coordinate local recovery activities, and lead agency to coordinate secondary impact assessment. | 11.3 |
| DEECA | Agriculture Recovery Coordinating Agency (RecCA) for agriculture, including Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to refer primary producers and animal owners to services (including psychosocial support services). Gather information on affected primary producers and other animal owners’ properties to assess the impact, loss and damage. Relevant information will be shared with Councils and appropriate agencies to aid in the coordination of recovery activities. | 4.5, 11.2 |
| Energy - report on the impacts (loss and damage) to energy supply infrastructure to inform immediate priorities and recovery programs, including the restoration and supply of essential services. | 10.1, 10.2, 11.2, 19.4, 19.7 | |
| DJCS | Provide advice, information and assistance to individuals, communities and funded agencies and Councils about relevant DJCS services. | 15.2 |
| DTP | Recovery Coordinating Agency (RecCA) for the functional areas of transport. | 11.2, 11.3, 19.1, 19.3, 19.6, 19.7 |
| Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to coordinate (through the Head, TfV) the restoration of bus, rail and contracted ferries services. | 3.1, 3.2, 11.2, 11.3, 15.2 | |
| Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to undertake the assessment, restoration, clean-up and rehabilitation of roads, bridges, tunnels and culverts that are owned or managed by DTP. | 9.6, 9.7, 11.2, 11.3, 19.7 | |
| Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to asset owner/s or managing agency/s of roads and bridges to undertake the assessment, restoration, clean-up and rehabilitation of public buildings and assets owned or managed by DTP. | 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 11.2, 11.3, 17.1, 17.2, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, 19.5, 19.6, 19.7, 19.8, 20.6 | |
| Eastlink | Liaise with state authorities and local government regarding EastLink. | 3.2 |
| Provide information concerning the commercial issues. | 4.5, 4.6 | |
| EMV | Support the EMC to coordinate data collection and state impact assessment processes, for initial impact assessments. | 3.2, 11.2, 11.3 |
| ERV | Support the EMC to coordinate data collection and impact assessment processes for secondary impact assessments. | 11.2, 11.3 |
| ESTA | Conduct immediate, operational enquiries on persons, vehicles and locations for VicPol. | 3.2 |
| ESV | Contribute investigatory, regulatory and technical expertise to support or lead the investigation of electricity related incidents. | 8.5, 19.1 |
Electricity: Exercise powers conferred to ESV to issue directions to make safe an unsafe electricity situation. | 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 5.4, 11.3 | |
Gas: Contribute investigatory, regulatory and technical expertise to support or lead the investigation of gas related incidents. | 8.5, 19.1 | |
Gas: Exercise powers conferred to ESV to issue directions to make safe a gas emergency; and to facilitate the reliability of gas supply and security of the gas system. | 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 5.4, 11.3 | |
Pipelines: Contribute investigatory, regulatory and technical expertise to support and/or conduct investigations of pipeline related incidents. | 19.1 | |
| FRV | Provide key support for initial impact assessment at the request and in support of, the state requirements. | |
| Melbourne Water | Provide advice and support to the control agency and other response agencies regarding the impact of an incident or emergency (including pollution to waterways) within Melbourne Water’s waterway management district. | 3.2, 16.1 |
| NOPSEMA | Investigate accidents, occurrences and other circumstances that may affect occupational health and safety, well integrity and environmental management of offshore petroleum operations and offshore greenhouse gas well operations and environmental management of greenhouse gas storage activities. | 4.4, 21.1 |
| Ports Victoria | Identify and gather any actionable shipping information, such as damage sustained, current situation and possible risks, to provide to emergency services for response activities. | 3.2, 11.3 |
| Service Stream | Liaise with state authorities and local government regarding Peninsula Link. | 3.2 |
| Provide information concerning the commercial issues. | 4.5, 4.6 | |
| Support emergency response activities by assisting other agencies with traffic management, as required (excluding maintenance of supply lines). | 3.2, 5.3 | |
| VBA | Undertake inspections, investigations and audits on a risk basis to ensure compliance with relevant legislation during response/ recovery. | 21.1 |
| Where necessary, facilitate and participate in building and plumbing inspections of affected buildings with relevant agencies and industry experts as required to determine building safety and recovery requirements. | ||
| Where necessary, undertake building inspection activities to determine building safety post event, and engage with Heritage Victoria for heritage place assessments. | ||
| VFA | Key support agency to respond to fish mortality (fish deaths) events, including an initial impact assessment and notifying the relevant control agency if the cause relates /is suspected to relate to hazards managed by that agency e.g. exotic animal disease, pollution, blue-green algae bloom. | 3.2, 11.3, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 |
| VICSES | Provide continuous protection of life, property and the environment from the effects of flood and storm, accidents and other hazards through initial impact assessment at the request and in support of, the state requirements. | |
| VMIA | Provide claims management, loss adjuster and claims preparation support during and after an emergency. | 4.5, 11.2, 11.3, 17.2, 17.3 |
| WorkSafe | Investigate the cause of workplace and work-related incidents including incidents in public places involving registered, licensed and prescribed equipment and at major public events where such equipment is involved in an incident including amusement structures and amusement rides. This may include collecting, collating and/or analysing information for current and emerging risks and hazards before, during and after an incident, and providing consistent and meaningful impact assessment data through a coordinated process to decision makers. | 1.5, 4.4, 11.3 |
| Provide technical support to other agencies in the area of plant, construction, chemicals, dangerous goods, high consequence dangerous goods, explosives (other than ordinance and explosives or firearms at crime scenes), mines, prescribed mines, quarries, on-shore petroleum sites and geothermal or on-shore exploration sites and in relation to occupational health and safety matters regarding extent of damage, immediate threats, and loss of life that these matters may present. Where required, participate in any established coordination networks to support operational response. | 3.2 |
Critical Task 11.2: Collect progressive assessment data of the scale and characteristics of the impact across the social, economic, built and natural environments.
| Agency | Activity | Additional alignment to critical tasks |
|---|---|---|
| AEMO | Provide information and advice to the control agency regarding the impact of an emergency on electricity supply or gas and formulate management strategies in relation to incidents that threaten the technical integrity of the generation and transmission system (system security incidents). | 3.2, 4.6, 11.1 |
| AV | Collect and provide progressive assessment of pre-hospital health data of the scale, impacts and characteristics of the emergency to appropriate decision makers. | |
| DEECA | Agriculture Recovery Coordinating Agency (RecCA) for agriculture, including Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to refer primary producers and animal owners to services (including psychosocial support services). Gather information on affected primary producers and other animal owners’ properties to assess the impact, loss and damage. Relevant information will be shared with Councils and appropriate agencies to aid in the coordination of recovery activities. | 4.5, 11.1 |
| Dam safety - manage escalated response activities for mining and quarrying tailings and slimes dams. | 3.1, 11.3 | |
| Dam safety - manage escalated response activities to minimise the impact on the community and the environment from dam safety incidents. | 3.1, 11.3 | |
| Energy - advise the relevant Minister about the implications of energy supply disruptions and, in extreme outages, about reserve legislative powers to intervene in energy markets. These include the direction of energy supply or usage through Orders in Council under the Gas Industry Act 2001, the Electricity Industry Act 2000, the Fuel Emergency Act 1977 and national arrangements. | 4.5, 4.5, 4.6 | |
| Energy - report on the impacts (loss and damage) to energy supply infrastructure to inform immediate priorities and recovery programs, including the restoration and supply of essential services. | 10.1, 10.2, 11.1, 19.4, 19.7 | |
| Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals - identify key ecosystems, biodiversity values and species that may require intervention when affected by an emergency. | 1.1, 1.2, 18.1 | |
| Surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals - relief coordination of surveying and protecting threatened ecosystems, native plants and animals. | 18.1, 18.2, 18.6 | |
| DJSIR | Recovery Coordinating Agency (RecCA) responsible for the recovery and coordination in the economy and businesses functional areas, in the economic environment. | 17.1, 17.2 |
Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to:
| 19.4 | |
| DTP | Recovery Coordinating Agency (RecCA) for the functional areas of transport. | 11.1, 11.3, 19.1, 19.3, 19.6, 19.7 |
| Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to coordinate (through the Head, TfV) the restoration of bus, rail and contracted ferries services. | 3.1, 3.2, 11.1, 11.3, 15.2 | |
| Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to undertake the assessment, restoration, clean-up and rehabilitation of roads, bridges, tunnels and culverts that are owned or managed by DTP. | 9.6, 9.7, 11.1, 11.3, 19.7 | |
| Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to asset owner/s or managing agency/s of roads and bridges to undertake the assessment, restoration, clean-up and rehabilitation of public buildings and assets owned or managed by DTP. | 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 11.1, 11.3, 17.1, 17.2, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, 19.5, 19.6, 19.7, 19.8, 20.6 | |
| EMC | Coordinate data collection and impact assessment processes. | 11.3 |
| EMV | Support the EMC to coordinate data collection and state impact assessment processes, for initial impact assessments. | 3.2, 11.1, 11.3 |
| EPA | As a technical support agency receive notifications for fish deaths, assess and triage reports, make interagency notifications, issue public information where required, and undertake a regional investigation with support of local agencies where practicable, to determine the likely cause of the fish death event before identification and transfer to the relevant agency for ongoing management.[4]. | 2.3, 4.4, 4.5, 18.2, 18.4 |
| ERV | Support the EMC to coordinate data collection and impact assessment processes for secondary impact assessments. | 11.1, 11.3 |
| NBN Co | Manage its own emergency response arrangements and supply issues, and seek assistance from government through the provision of situational information and in gaining access to impacted areas. | 3.2, 10.3 |
| VMIA | Provide claims management, loss adjuster and claims preparation support during and after an emergency. | 4.5, 11.1, 11.3, 17.2, 17.3 |
Provide insurance and claims support and assistance to the following agencies (and all other insured entities) to aid:
| 3.2, 4.4, 11.3 |
Critical Task 11.3: Provide consistent and meaningful impact assessment data through a coordinated process to decision makers.
| Agency | Activity | Additional alignment to critical tasks |
|---|---|---|
| AEMO | Coordinate and direct the gas and electricity industry to respond to a system security emergency. | 11.1 |
| CMA | Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) responsible to provide advice and information services to Councils and delegate public land managers and community groups (with DEECA and supported by DTP and EPA). | |
| Support response agencies through the provision of advice on emergency stabilisation and other activities to arrest river breakaways, and the removal of debris accumulation threatening structural stability of public assets in consultation with expert advice. | 3.2, 18.4 | |
| Councils | Coordinate local recovery activities, and lead agency to coordinate secondary impact assessment. | 11.1 |
| DEECA | Dam safety - manage escalated response activities for mining and quarrying tailings and slimes dams. | 3.1, 11.2 |
| Dam safety - manage escalated response activities to minimise the impact on the community and the environment from dam safety incidents. | 3.1, 11.2 | |
| DTP | Control agency for: * level 2 and level 3 maritime-sourced pollution oil spills in Victorian coastal waters up to three nautical miles. Level 1 spills are the responsibility of designated port management body and facility operators as per arrangements set out in the SEMP Maritime Emergencies (non-Search and Rescue) Sub-Plan * essential service disruption to public transport, major arterial roads, bridges, tunnels and rail networks | 3.1, 16.7, 16.8, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 4.4. 4.5 |
| Lead Response Support Agency (RSA) for the functional areas: * public transport * rail * roads * transport (including ports and access to aerodromes) | 3.2, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 4.4, 4.5 | |
| Recovery Coordinating Agency (RecCA) for the functional areas of transport | 11.1, 11.2, 19.1, 19.3, 19.6, 19.7 | |
| Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to coordinate (through the Head, TfV) the restoration of bus, rail and contracted ferries services | 3.1, 3.2, 11.1, 11.2, 15.2 | |
| Recovery Lead Agency (RecLA) to undertake the assessment, restoration, clean-up and rehabilitation of roads, bridges, tunnels and culverts that are owned or managed by DTP | 9.6, 9.7, 11.1, 11.2, 19.7 | |
| Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to asset owner/s or managing agency/s of roads and bridges to undertake the assessment, restoration, clean-up and rehabilitation of public buildings and assets owned or managed by DTP | 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 11.1, 11.2, 17.1, 17.2, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, 19.5, 19.6, 19.7, 19.8, 20.6 | |
| EMC | Coordinate data collection and impact assessment processes | 11.2 |
| EMV | Support the EMC to coordinate data collection and state impact assessment processes, for initial impact assessments | 3.2, 11.1, 11.2 |
| ERV | Support the EMC to coordinate data collection and impact assessment processes for secondary impact assessments | 11.1, 11.2 |
| ESV | Electricity: * Exercise powers conferred to ESV to issue directions to make safe an unsafe electricity situation | 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 5.4, 11.1 |
| Gas: * Exercise powers conferred to ESV to issue directions to make safe a gas emergency; and to facilitate the reliability of gas supply and security of the gas system | 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 5.4, 11.1 | |
| Pipelines - Intervene as required as the relevant Minister(s) delegate to ensure appropriate action is taken by all relevant parties for safety reasons or the protection of the environment in the case of pipeline incidents | 5.4 | |
| Melbourne Water | Provide advice and support to DEECA for dam safety events, where they have the resources capacity, including technical and operational resources. | 3.2 |
| NBN Co | Provide an Emergency Management Liaison Officer (EMLO) to engage with the SCC and provide information and advice on the impacts of emergency events regarding nbnTM services as they effect Victoria | 3.2, 4.4, 4.5 |
| Ports Victoria | Identify and gather any actionable shipping information, such as damage sustained, current situation and possible risks, to provide to emergency services for response activities | 3.2, 11.1 |
| PV | Provide advice and support to DEECA for dam safety events, where they have the resources capacity, including technical and operational resources. | 3.2 |
| VFA | Key support agency to respond to fish mortality (fish deaths) events, including an initial impact assessment and notifying the relevant control agency if the cause relates /is suspected to relate to hazards managed by that agency e.g. exotic animal disease, pollution, blue-green algae bloom | 3.2, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 |
| VICSES | Provide advice and support to DEECA for dam safety events, where they have the resources capacity, including operational resources and incident management support. | 3.2 |
| VIFM | Undertake Disaster Victim Identification procedures including forensic pathology, anthropology, odontology, radiology and molecular biology (DNA) | 4.4, 8.3 |
| VMIA | Provide claims management, loss adjuster and claims preparation support during and after an emergency | 4.5, 11.1, 11.2, 17.2, 17.3 |
| Provide insurance and claims support and assistance to the following agencies (and all other insured entities) to aid the state through advice to the relevant Minister on insurance implications for emergencies | 4.5, 4.6 | |
| Provide insurance and claims support and assistance to the following agencies (and all other insured entities) to aid: * DTF in its role of advising the state through the relevant Minister on insurance implications for emergencies | 3.2, 4.4, 11.2 | |
| Provide insurance and insurance market insights advice during an emergency | 17.1 | |
| Water Corporations | Provide advice and support to DEECA for dam safety events, where they have the resources capacity, including technical and operational resources | 3.2 |
| WorkSafe | Investigate the cause of workplace and work-related incidents including incidents in public places involving registered, licensed and prescribed equipment and at major public events where such equipment is involved in an incident including amusement structures and amusement rides. This may include collecting, collating and/or analysing information for current and emerging risks and hazards before, during and after an incident, and providing consistent and meaningful impact assessment data through a coordinated process to decision makers | 1.5, 4.4, 11.1 |
The department acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.