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SAR IssuesSAR Awards 2011The Chairman and members of the National SAR Council are delighted to congratulate Wayne McDermott, Lincoln Wilson and Tyrone Becker recipients of the Australian SAR award for 2011. 2011 SAR Council MeetingThe 35th Meeting of the National SAR Council was held in Adelaide at the Meridien Hotel 15-17 November 2011. The Initial Report of the meeting has been published on the Council Reports Page. Report of 35th MeetingThe report of the 35th Meeting of the National SAR Council is underway and will be published on the Council Reports page in due course. >> SAR Issues archiveThe responsibility for search and rescue in Australia is shared by SAR Authorities at both the Federal and State levels. These authorities are responsible for the coordination of search and rescue over a vast area made up of Continental Australia and the East Indian, South-west Pacific and Southern oceans and their responsibilities are shared in accordance with the National Search and Rescue Plan. In 1976, the SAR Authorities formed a national conference to ensure consistency and uniformity in SAR procedures within the Australian search and rescue region (SRR). In 1999 a shift in perspective saw the group renamed the National Search and Rescue Council with the role of formulating, discussing and ratifying national search and rescue policies. The Council meets annually in November. In 2004, the Commonwealth, State and Territory Government Ministers responsible for SAR response in Australia signed an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on National Search and Rescue Response Arrangements that confirmed the National SAR Council's functions and roles. 23 November 2011 |
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