Emergency Management Committees

Emergency Management committees and frameworks

Tasmania’s SES leads the coordination of the state’s consultation framework for emergency management. Groups within this framework are authorised by the Emergency Management Act 2006 (Sections 7-22) and include:

  • Municipal Emergency Management Committees (MEMC)
  • Regional Emergency Management Committees (REMC)
  • State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC)
  • Sub-committees established by Emergency Management Committees
  • Stakeholder and advisory groups that collaborate with Emergency Management Committees and Sub-committees

Together these groups provide the main structure for consultation and collaboration for Tasmanian Emergency Management.

The guiding documents for the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) are the:

Please direct any queries to the EMU via ses@ses.tas.gov.au or 03 6173 2700