SAR Issues
SAR Awards 2011
The 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.
The Award was presented by His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC, CSC RANR, Governor of South Australia on Wednesday 16 November 2011.
If you know someone who has gone to great lengths to rescue another, developed a system or device that may save lives or has generally provided extraordinary service to Search and Rescue, consider nominating them for the Australian SAR Award for 2012,
To find out how to nominate a group or an individual for the 2012 Australian SAR Award, please visit SAR Awards.
2011 SAR Council Meeting
The 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 Meeting
The report of the 35th Meeting of the National SAR Council is underway and will be published on the Council Reports page in due course.
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The 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
