Emergency Management Act 2013

The Chief Commissioner of Police must, on the request of the Emergency Management Commissioner, appoint a police officer to be an emergency response coordinator for each region and municipal district.

In the event of an emergency, directions (in accordance with the state emergency management plan) which concern the allocation of resources in responding to that emergency may be given to all relevant agencies having roles or responsibilities in relation to the response to emergencies by—

in the case of an emergency which affects one municipal district only, the emergency response coordinator appointed for that municipal district; or

in the case of an emergency that affects more than one municipal district within a region, the emergency response coordinator appointed for that region; or

in the case of an emergency which affects more than one region, the Emergency Management Commissioner.