Disaster Management Act 1984. País/Territorio Papua Nueva Guinea Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1984 (2006) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation 2006. Título completoBeing an Act to make provision with respect to emergencies arising out of epidemics, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other disasters, and for related purposes. Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Peligros Institución Legislación básica Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Melanesia, Oceania, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur Resumen The purpose of this Act is to establish a framework for the efficient response and management and control of natural disasters in the country. It provides for the establishment of the National Disaster Committee and the National Disaster Centre at national level and in each province a Provincial Disaster Committee is hereby established for each province. The functions of the National Disaster Committee are to supervise the national state of preparedness for emergencies and to report on it to the National Executive Council, to maintain the National Emergency Plan of the National Executive Council, to co-ordinate disaster relief actions, etc. (23 sections) Texto completo Inglés Página web www.paclii.org