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Queensland Volunteer Marine Rescue Committee (QVMRC)

The Queensland Cabinet on 18 May 1987 formed the Queensland Volunteer Marine Rescue Committee (QVMRC). On 14 March 1988, Cabinet confirmed the committee's charter, with some revisions being made following the 1991 review into Volunteer Marine Rescue Services in Queensland. The then Minister for Emergency Services reaffirmed the role and charter of the committee in June 1996.

The QVMRC Mission is:

"TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF MARINE SAFETY BY PROVIDING QUALITY SPECIALIST ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT".

Charter of Operations

The QVMRC shall:

provide advice to the Queensland Government and voluntary organisations involved in marine rescue activities;
investigate and recommend on matters referred to the Committee; and
ensure suitable guidelines are available for the standardisation of an integrated Queensland statutory service/volunteer marine rescue capability.

QVMRC Composition

The QVMRC is comprised of two representatives from:

Volunteer Marine Rescue Association Queensland (VMRAQ);
Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association (AVCGA);
Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ); and
Queensland Police Service (QPS);

and one representative from:

Department of Transport and Main Roads (Maritime Safety Queensland); and
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Customers and Key Stakeholders

The QVMRC's customers and key stakeholders include bathers, boating people, recreational and professional fishermen, general public, government agencies, inland water/river users, other marine environment users and volunteer marine rescue volunteers.
The QVMRC achieves the desired community outcomes through attainment of the five goals identified below:

To ensure volunteer marine rescue and safety services meet Community needs;
To improve the standards of volunteer marine rescue and safety services;
To represent the collective interests of organisations involved in VMR;
To assist in improving participation / membership levels within VMR organisations;
To improve levels of cooperation and coordination between VMR organisations involved in the delivery of volunteer marine rescue and safety services.

The Executive Director, Emergency Management Queensland, Department of Community Safety (formerly Department of Emergency Services), or his/her nominee chairs the QVMRC.

The Secretary is the Principal Advisor, Volunteer Marine Rescue, Emergency Management Queensland.

Last updated 12 May 2009