Local emergency coordinators
37 Local emergency coordinators
The State Emergency Coordinator is to appoint a local emergency coordinator for each local government district.
Before appointing a local emergency coordinator for a local government district the State Emergency Coordinator is to consult the relevant local government.
In making an appointment the State Emergency Coordinator is to have regard to any submissions of the local government.
The local emergency coordinator for a local government district has the following functions —
to provide advice and support to the local emergency management committee for the district in the development and maintenance of emergency management arrangements for the district;
to assist hazard management agencies in the provision of a coordinated response during an emergency in the district;
to carry out other emergency management activities in accordance with the directions of the State Emergency Coordinator.
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