Overview The State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) has a strategic, advisory role in relation to emergency management in Western Australia. The Committee has existed in various forms since the 1970s. The State Counter Disaster Advisory Committee was established in 1985 following a review of emergency services. It later became known as the State Emergency Management Advisory Committee and then the State Emergency Management Committee. When the Emergency Management Act 2005 was proclaimed on 24 December 2005, the State Emergency Management Committee was established by legislation. |