- From: Don Cameron <donc@internode.on.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:12:22 +1100
- To: <public-xg-eiif@w3.org>
Dear all, Please find below reference to a collection of top-level Emergency Management legislative Acts and Regulations (underpinning many national and international EM standards and describing/defining top-level EM terms and functions). IDRL (the first in the list) will be of interest promoting EM standards in nations currently lacking EM legislation. The adopted resolutions of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are also supported by the UN. I will add to this list on a progressive basis - if anyone has further EM legislative references please pass them along! PS - The referenced legislative utilities are "disaster neutral". I have not included any disaster-specific legislative references at this time (eg: NSW Rural Fires Act) although at some point these will also need to be included for reference and standards-compliance purposes. ** Legislative Utilities: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies International Disaster Response Laws, Rules, and Principles (IDRL) Guidelines: http://www.ifrc.org/what/disasters/IDRL/advocacy/guidelines.asp Overview: http://www.oas.org/dsd/Nat-Dis-Proj/Documents/Enews6Final.pdf Government of Canada Emergency Management Act 2005 http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90e09_ev002 .htm The Legislative Council of Nova Scotia Emergency Management Act http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/legc/statutes/emergmnt.htm Parliament of the United Kingdom Civil Contingencies Act 2004 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040036_en_1 Government of the United States of America (Note: US Emergency Law is generally held to be disjointed and of dubious effectiveness. In some states a local Mayor is empowered to declare a State of Emergency, whereas FEMA and other accredited Emergency Agencies cannot declare an emergency. Understanding US Emergency Law involves perusing a great many State and County laws and by-laws. Overriding authorities are generally held to be with the US President under Section 401 of the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5170 and passively by the US Military under The Posse Comitatus Act 18 U.S.C. § 1835.). This has changed somewhat in recent years with the formation of the US Office of Homeland Security and incorporation of FEMA by the OHS, however I am unable to find any appropriate EM legislative references from this office. The Stafford Act: http://www.disastersrus.org/FEMA/Stafact.htm The Democratic Parties of Germany The German Emergency Act http://www.bundesregierung.de/en/Federal-Government/Function-and-constitutio nal-ba-,10206/Basic-Law.htm New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management The Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act 2002 http://civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/For-the-CDEM-Sector-CDEM- Act-2002-Index?OpenDocument Australian State of Victorian Dept of Justice Emergency Management Act 1986 http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/Domino/Web_Notes/LDMS/PubLawToday.nsf/95c4 3dd4eac71a68ca256dde00056e7b/e4eea74959156076ca25732400226f92!OpenDocument Australian State of South Australian Consolidated Acts Emergency Management Act 2004 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/ema2004190/ Australian State of NSW Consolidated Acts State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/searma1989331/ Australian Capital Territory Emergency Management Act 1999 http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1999-76/default.asp Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Emergency Management Act 2005 http://www.fesa.wa.gov.au/internet/default.aspx?MenuID=362 State Emergency Service of Tasmania Emergency Management Act 2006 http://www.ses.tas.gov.au/role_of_ses/legislation/ Rgds, Don Cameron
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