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AEMI - A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Michael Tarrant
Disasters and Crisis: Dilemmas and Challenges for Boards
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The Evolution of Australian Emergency Management Theory and Practice
Post WW2
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Future
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War (Civil Defence)Natural Disasters
Technological DisastersLifelines Critical
Infrastructure ‘Security’
Complexity & Turbulence
Response and relief
PPRRCommunity focus &
ERM
Whole of government
Core part of governance
Resilience
Major changes to the organisation/community
• Need to work with different agencies/organisations. “the organisation was hampered by a lack of clarity about the roles and responsibilities of the various agencies.”
• Organisations have to shift to non-routine functioning
Organisations
A social unit of people, systematically structured and managed to pursue objectives on a continuing basis.
“Reducing uncertainty by creating zones of stability”
Simon 1961
Control System
After Bob GarrattHow do we drive an organisation forward whilst keeping it under prudent control
Strategy
Operations
“The Board”Direction
Performance
“The Business”
Organisational efficiency
Organisational effectiveness
Monitoring internal & external
environment
Board Conformance
RolesPerformance
Roles
External
Providing accountability to stakeholders including regulators Who needs to know about the situation and who will do it? Government, Regulator, Donors, Partners…?
Strategic thinking and direction settingWhat are the implications of this situation for the future direction of the organisation? What are the threats? What are the opportunities? New partners?
Internal
Monitoring and supervising What changes to the organisation’s control system might need to be made in light of this situation?
Policy making and guidance to the CEO and executive teamWhat policy and guidance does the board need to give to the CEO and executive team?
Risk Management• “the chance of something happening that will have an
impact on objectives”. AS/NZS 4360
• “effect of uncertainty on objectives” ISO 31000