Business Continuity Plan
Lachlan Shire Council has adopted a comprehensive and integrated approach to the development of a Business Continuity Plan. The purpose of this plan is to build organisational capabilities to support the continued achievements of critical business objectives in the face of uncertainty or disruption.
Council recognises that this, the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in isolation does not build capability; it provides the approach to establish effective capability. Whilst the plan is important, it is an outcome of the more important planning and analysis process, and is a blueprint to initiate the response to a business interruption event by effectively implementing the activities outlined in this Plan.
The BCP identifies the required actions, facilities, technical infrastructure, key responsibilities, and processes that will be required to allow Council to effectively respond and recover from a business interruption event.
The objective of the Lachlan Shire Council’s Business Continuity framework is to provide a mechanism that enables Council and its officers to:
- Identify business functions that are critical to Council in meeting its business objectives
- Develop resumption plans based on criticality of business functions rather than geographic location
- Build resilience within Council’s operational framework
- Identify and document roles and responsibilities for key staff positions
- Minimise the impact of function loss on stakeholders and the community.
The BCP provides Council with a framework to enable management and staff to implement an agreed response process.
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