About the Network

Click here to read the Network's Statement of Direction and Operation.

• Rationale for cooperation and coordination of civil-military actors
• Operating principles of the Network
• Network membership
• Benefits of the Network

Rationale for cooperation and coordination of civil-military actors

The principles governing the actions and scope of the Network are:

• It is in Australia’s national interests to have a peaceful and developing region, and that the region is prepared for and can recover from natural and man-made disasters.
• Actions may be required to assist States and regions to achieve this due to a host of reasons, including humanitarian, disaster recovery, peace, stablisation and reconstruction.
• The most effective and efficient actions from both the perspective of Australia and the host communities are those which involve a cooperative and coordinated approach by all civil-military actors.
• Cooperation and coordination between all actors requires respect and a shared understanding of action strategy, policy and practice, and the roles, responsibilities and capabilities of all civil-military actors.
• Coordination and cooperation action is required during the following phases: strategy and policy development, operational planning, operations, transitions, and post-incident response.

Operating principles of the Network

The operating principles of the Network are:

• independent, non-political, non-sectorial
• involvement is voluntary
• open to all
• free or low cost
• transparent operations which provide equal access to all members to self nominate and participate
• no binding policy positions

Network membership

The membership of the Network will be open to anyone with an interest in the issues.

There are no membership fees.

Benefits of the Network

The Network’s benefits for members and stakeholder groups are defined below.

How to join

To join, simply send an email to the Network Coordinator: Athol Yates on email and request to be added.