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Resilience NSW
Resilience
NSW
is a
New South Wales Government
executive agency
within the
Department of Premier and Cabinet
, focused on
disaster management
and is responsible for
disaster recovery
and
building
community resilience
to future disasters. It was established on 1
May 2020
, following the
2019–20 Australian bushfire season
a few months prior. It replaced the
Office of
Emergency Management
, an
office
within the
Department of Communities and Justice
.
The agency
is headed by
Shane Fitzsimmons
, who was previously the
Commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service
. The head of Resilience NSW reports to the following ministers:
Premier of
New South Wales
, presently
The Hon
. Gladys
Berejiklian
Deputy Premier and
Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade
, presently The Hon.
John
Barilaro
Minister for Police and
Emergency Services
, presently The Hon. David Elliott