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Disaster Management Act 2003
sec.165Local controllers under the repealed Act
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### sec.165 Local controllers under the repealed Act
This section applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement, was the local controller, under the repealed Act, section 26(5), of a local emergency service under that Act.
On the commencement, the person is taken to be appointed under section 85(1) as the local controller of the SES unit for—
the area of the local government for which the local emergency service was established under the repealed Act; or
if the local emergency service was established under the repealed Act, section 26(3)—the area of each local government in the combined areas for which the service was established under that Act.
(sec.165-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement, was the local controller, under the repealed Act, section 26(5), of a local emergency service under that Act.
(sec.165-ssec.2) On the commencement, the person is taken to be appointed under section 85(1) as the local controller of the SES unit for— the area of the local government for which the local emergency service was established under the repealed Act; or if the local emergency service was established under the repealed Act, section 26(3)—the area of each local government in the combined areas for which the service was established under that Act.
- (a) the area of the local government for which the local emergency service was established under the repealed Act; or
- (b) if the local emergency service was established under the repealed Act, section 26(3)—the area of each local government in the combined areas for which the service was established under that Act.