| Outcome |
Enhanced community safety and well-being through the effective use of meteorological and related services by the general public and other major social and economic sectors. |
| Objective |
To meet the needs of the general public and specialised users for relevant, accurate and timely weather data, information, forecast and warning services. |
| Effectiveness indicators |
The extent to which:
- meteorological and related services contribute to:
- minimising loss of life and property and community disruption from bushfires, tropical cyclones and severe storms;
- minimising economic and other costs of disaster preparedness;
- the safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare and economic benefit of the public and major community groups;
- the safety and efficiency of shipping, small craft and maritime industries;
- the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation;
- the efficiency and effectiveness of the Australian Defence Force;
- government and community planning; and
- the economy and efficiency of primary and secondary industry;
- forecasts, warnings, information and advice are accurate and timely;
- user needs (including the needs of specific users of special weather services on a cost-recovery basis) are identified and satisfied and new services and products are developed as required;
- the public, major user groups and specialised users receive, understand and make optimum use of the services and express satisfaction with the services;
- the NMOC provides reliable, timely analysis and forecast guid ance products that impact positively on the quality of services; and
- the NMOC and the RFCs provide, in combination, a sufficiently comprehensive and responsive nationwide and regional scale weather watch operation to detect and react immediately to the first evidence of developing dangerous weather and provide a foundation for the provision of routine basic and special weather services.
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