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Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002.

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First Region

South Africa
General provisions
2004-04-01
National
Law, Act

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The Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 intends to provide for:

- an integrated and co-ordinated disaster management policy that focuses on preventing or reducing the risk of disasters, mitigating the severity of disasters, emergency preparedness, rapid and effective response to disasters and post-disaster recovery;
- the establishment of national, provincial and municipal disaster management centres;
- disaster management volunteers; and
- matters incidental thereto.

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