Functions of the State Emergency Coordinator
11 Functions of the State Emergency Coordinator
The State Emergency Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the response to an emergency during a state of emergency.
In addition to his or her other functions under this Act and any other written law, the State Emergency Coordinator is to —
provide advice to the Minister in relation to emergencies; and
provide advice to the State Disaster Council during a state of emergency; and
provide such advice and assistance to hazard management agencies as the State Emergency Coordinator considers appropriate; and
carry out other emergency management activities as directed by the Minister.
Where authorised to do so under a State emergency management plan or State emergency management policy, or authorised to do so by the SEMC or the State Disaster Council, the State Emergency Coordinator may —
liaise with the Australian Government and other persons, in or outside the State; and
enter into agreements and arrangements with those persons,
to assist the State to manage emergencies.
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