Emergency management plans

National arrangements and agreements

• National Health Emergency Response Arrangements

  November 2011

  Strategy or framework

• National Health Security Agreement

  November 2011

  Agreement

Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) Incidents

• Domestic Health Response Plan for Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear Incidents of National Significance (CBRN Plan)

  November 2018

  Strategy or framework

• Abrin and Ricin Emergency Management Plan

  June 2019

  Strategy or framework

• Anthrax: Public health Response Plan for Australia

  October 2012

  Strategy or framework

• Smallpox Emergency Management Plan

  December 2019

  Strategy or framework

• Australian Clinical Guidelines for Acute Exposures to Chemical Agents of Health Concern

  September 2015

  Guideline

• Australian Clinical Guidelines for Radiological Emergencies

  September 2012

  Guideline

Communicable diseases

• Emergency Response Plan for Communicable Diseases of National Significance (CD Plan)

  September 2016

  Strategy or framework

• Emergency Response Plan for Communicable Disease Incidents of National Significance: National Arrangements (National CD Plan)

  22 November 2018

  Procedure

• National COVID-19 Health Management Plan for 2023

  13 December 2022

  Strategy or framework

• Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  18 February 2020

  Strategy or framework

• Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (AHMPPI)

  August 2019

  Strategy or framework

• Poliovirus Detection Outbreak Response Plan for Australia 2024

  13 June 2024

  Strategy or framework

Hazard emergencies

• Australia’s Domestic Health Response Plan for All-Hazards Incidents of National Significance (AUSHEALTHRESPLAN)

  8 December 2021

  Report

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