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Initial and Targeted Action Roles The Australian Government role is to The State and Territory Governments role is to The joint role of Australian Government and State and Territory Governments is to: The role of other health sector parties is to Overarching role: Support coordination and communication when jurisdictional capacity is overwhelmed OR when an incident is Undertake primary responsibility for the management of the public health response in jurisdictions, including management of cases; clinical care; contact management and public health measures. Request assistance if jurisdictional capacity is overwhelmed. Coordinate response and communication at state and local levels according to national guidance. Share information on resource availability and coordinate access to resources to maximise the effectiveness of the response [AHPPC]. Provide guidance on case and contact management; chemoprophylaxis and education; vaccination; quarantine/isolation; risk assessment; infection control and use of antivirals [CDNA]. Provide advice where relevant on interventions outside the health sector, such as social distancing measures. Maintain business continuity for essential services AND/OR deliver pandemic measures and distribute information. Provide input into decision making fora. Triage and coordinate care for patients between other service providers [GPs, Emergency Departments (EDs), ACCHO, pharmacists, mental health workers etc.] Help to ensure communication is in a format that is useful and easily understood by their part of the health sector [peak bodies]. Advise on the timing and impact of reducing enhanced clinical influenza services. Overarching role: Tailoring of measures Adjust any measures taken to take into account changes in surveillance information, equity and resource issues. Mitigate inequities where possible through planning processes. Adjust any measures taken to take into account changes in surveillance information, equity and resource issues. Mitigate inequities where possible through planning processes. Adjust any guidance given to taken to take into account changes in surveillance information, equity and resource issues. Adjust any measures taken to take into account changes in guidance provided, equity and resource issues.