Emergency Management Commissioner to develop operational standards for responder agencies
48 Emergency Management Commissioner to develop operational standards for responder agencies
The Emergency Management Commissioner must develop, and review from time to time, operational standards in relation to the performance by responder agencies of their functions.
The Emergency Management Commissioner must consult with the responder agencies and Emergency Management Victoria in developing or reviewing the standards.
A responder agency must cooperate with the Emergency Management Commissioner in any consultation under subsection (2).
The Emergency Management Commissioner must—
develop or review a standard in a manner that is reasonable; and
in developing or reviewing a standard, have regard to the resources available to a responder agency in the performance of any functions to which the standard relates.
Performance standards in force under section 19 of the Fire Services Commissioner Act 2010 immediately before the commencement of section 77 are to be taken to be operational standards developed under this section.
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