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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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Kangaroo Island

In reply to the Hon. T.A. FRANKS (21 March 2019).

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised:

1. Kangaroo Island has a multi-agency Emergency Operations South Major Incident Plan. This document details resources available should there be a major incident, including landing strips, ports/jetties, machinery/vessel/vehicle availability and support services/agencies contact details.

Individual agencies have their own Emergency Management Plans i.e. SAPOL, SES, CFS, SAAS, Airport, Coast Guard and the Kangaroo Island Health Service.

The Kangaroo Island multi-agency emergency services meeting that involves all of the above agencies meets on a bi-monthly basis to discuss and plan for emergency related incidents.

Emergency Management Plans related to the Kangaroo Island Health Service are current and include Business Continuity Plans which facilitate alternative arrangements in the event that Kangaroo Island could not be accessed by sea. In the event of a major incident, support for Kangaroo Island is provided through the activation of statewide multi-agency emergency management arrangements as required, including SA Health and Country Health SA consistent with the SA Health Disaster Resilience Policy Directive and Emergency Management Framework.

2. Kangaroo Island Health Service forms part of the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Region within Country Health SA which has an emergency management sub-group that oversees emergency management preparedness, planning, response and recovery strategies across the region. Maintenance and review of these strategies are the domain of the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Region, in concert with the SA Health Emergency Management Unit.

3. The Emergency Management Unit, SA Health provides strategic leadership and direction for SA Health in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies, disasters and business disruption incidents that occur across South Australia.

In line with this, the Emergency Management Unit has recently reviewed and updated SA Health policies to consolidate into a single policy titled the Disaster Resilience Policy Directive that provides for consistent application across disaster, emergency and business continuity management arrangements, including governance, planning, training and exercising. This policy was approved recently, is available on the SA Health website, will apply to all of the local health networks, and will be reviewed every three years.

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