Our accountabilities

Our accountabilities 

​The primary role of the Inspector-General Emergency Management is to enable confidence in Queensland's emergency management arrangements.

This is achieved through:

• Reviewing and assessing the effectiveness of disaster management arrangements within Queensland.
• Reviewing and assessing cooperation between entities responsible for disaster management in the State, including whether disaster management systems and procedures employed by those entities are compatible and consistent.
• Establishing standards for disaster management, reviewing and assessing performance against these standards and regularly reviewing the standards.
• Monitoring compliance by Queensland government departments with their disaster management responsibilities.
• Identifying and improving disaster and emergency management capabilities, including volunteer capabilities and opportunities for cooperative partnerships.
• Reporting to and advising the Minister of Police, Fire and Emergency Services about issues relating to these functions.