Continuous improvement practices draw on learnings from evaluation of exercising and crisis events. These learnings are used to identify opportunities for continuous improvement of crisis management plans and arrangements to enhance crisis management preparedness.

The Australian Government conducts evaluation of its crisis management activities to ensure lessons are identified and integrated into whole of Australian Government continuous improvement practices.

Within 12 months of a significant crisis prompting Tier 3 or 4 crisis coordination, the Australian Government Coordinating Agency will conduct a whole of Australian Government evaluation. The outcomes of the evaluation should be distributed across the Australian Government and reported to the CAC to ensure identified lessons are integrated into continuous improvement processes managed through the CAC.