A number of agencies, organisations and individuals are responsible for building resilience.  Local authorities and the emergency services (police, fire authorities and ambulance services) are responsible for identifying and assessing the risks, developing contingency and emergency plans, testing these plans, and providing information to the public. Utilities (electricity, gas, water and telephone service providers), transport (railways, bus companies, airports, highways and ports) and health bodies are responsible for cooperating with local authorities and the emergency services in developing and proving plans.

Organisations in the public and private sectors are responsible for developing management systems which will assist in establishing the procedures and processes, training requirements, metrics to measure performance and demonstrate success, and systems for improving organisational performance in managing disruptive events. A national standard is currently being developed in Australia to assist organisations build their own resilience.  The Institute has been invited to assist in the development of the standard.

At the Federal Government level, the National Security Resilience Policy Division of the Attorney-General’s Department is responsible for developing the policy, legislation, advice and programs aimed at building national resilience against the full range of natural and human-made disasters. This includes critical infrastructure protection, chemical, electronic and identity security, and protective security policy.