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Disaster Management Act 2003
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### sec.143 Delegations
The Minister may delegate the Minister’s powers under this Act, other than a power under section 64 (1) , 68 (1) , 69 or 73 (1) , to the police commissioner or an appropriately qualified person.
The police commissioner may delegate the police commissioner’s powers under this Act to an appropriately qualified person.
The chairperson of the QDMC may delegate the chairperson’s powers under this Act, other than a power under section 9 , to an appropriately qualified other member of the group.
The chairperson of the QDMC may delegate the chairperson’s powers under section 9 to the police commissioner.
Under section 9 , the chairperson of the QDMC may give directions about the circumstances in which a person may exercise powers under another Act.
The State disaster coordinator may delegate the coordinator’s functions under section 21C to an appropriately qualified person.
The State recovery coordinator may delegate the coordinator’s functions under section 21E to an appropriately qualified person.
The district disaster coordinator of a district group may delegate the district disaster coordinator’s functions under this Act to an appropriately qualified officer of the Queensland Police Service.
The local disaster coordinator may delegate the coordinator’s functions under section 36 to an appropriately qualified person.
In this section—
functions includes powers.
s 143 amd 2010 No. 40 s 39 ; 2014 No. 17 s 49 ; 2014 No. 55 s 17 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1
(sec.143-ssec.1) The Minister may delegate the Minister’s powers under this Act, other than a power under section 64 (1) , 68 (1) , 69 or 73 (1) , to the police commissioner or an appropriately qualified person.
(sec.143-ssec.2) The police commissioner may delegate the police commissioner’s powers under this Act to an appropriately qualified person.
(sec.143-ssec.3) The chairperson of the QDMC may delegate the chairperson’s powers under this Act, other than a power under section 9 , to an appropriately qualified other member of the group.
(sec.143-ssec.4) The chairperson of the QDMC may delegate the chairperson’s powers under section 9 to the police commissioner. Under section 9 , the chairperson of the QDMC may give directions about the circumstances in which a person may exercise powers under another Act.
(sec.143-ssec.5) The State disaster coordinator may delegate the coordinator’s functions under section 21C to an appropriately qualified person.
(sec.143-ssec.6) The State recovery coordinator may delegate the coordinator’s functions under section 21E to an appropriately qualified person.
(sec.143-ssec.7) The district disaster coordinator of a district group may delegate the district disaster coordinator’s functions under this Act to an appropriately qualified officer of the Queensland Police Service.
(sec.143-ssec.8) The local disaster coordinator may delegate the coordinator’s functions under section 36 to an appropriately qualified person.
(sec.143-ssec.9) In this section— functions includes powers.