1 Introduction

The Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM) was established in 2014 IGEM provides assurance to the Victorian Government and the community on the state's emergency management arrangements and fosters their continuous improvement. The Inspector-General is a Governor in Council appointment under the Emergency Management Act 2013 (the Act).

IGEM has a legislative obligation under section 64(1)(e) of the Act to report to the Minister for Emergency Services (the minister) on the government's implementation of the Victorian Emergency Management Strategic Action Plan (SAP).

The SAP aims to support a sustainable and efficient emergency management system for Victoria and is updated periodically to remain relevant in the face of emerging challenges to the state's emergency management sector

Section 2 of this report provides more information on the SAP and Section 3 provides more information on IGEM's reporting approach and progress summaries for the nine active actions in SAP Update #4 (Victorian Emergency Management Strategic Action Plan Update #4 2019–2022). 3 The progress summaries cover implementation activity between 1 January and 31 December 2021 and key developments in early 2022

IGEM has provided this report – its sixth on SAP implementation progress – to the State Crisis and Resilience Council (SCRC) for information and to the minister for approval to publish on the IGEM website (igem.vic.gov.au).

Source: EMV

3 emv.vic.gov.au/publications/victorian-emergency-management-strategic-action-plan-sap-update-4-2019-22