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National Emergency Management Agency
NEMA
1 September 2022 – present
The Commonwealth's lead agency for emergency management, covering disaster preparedness, risk reduction, crisis coordination, response and recovery, including the National Situation Room and disaster recovery funding.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 September 2022 as an executive agency under the Public Service Act 1999 in the Home Affairs portfolio, combining Emergency Management Australia from the Department of Home Affairs with the National Recovery and Resilience Agency.
- Crisis coordination
- Commonwealth disaster response
- Emergency management policy
- Disaster recovery
- Disaster risk reduction and resilience
Legislation: Public Service Act 1999 (executive agency)
Main functions
- National crisis coordination (National Situation Room)
- Disaster preparedness and risk reduction
- Coordination of Commonwealth disaster response
- Disaster recovery and resilience programs
- Administration of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Home Affairs.
- Type of body
- Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Home Affairs
- Accountable authority
- Coordinator-General – Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 schedule 1 item 12A(c)
- ABN
- 40 816 261 802
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 30 September 2022 to the latest release (30 June 2026))