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Disaster Management Act 2003
sec.16AFunctions of police commissioner
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### sec.16A Functions of police commissioner
The police commissioner has the following functions for the administration of this Act—
to establish and maintain arrangements between the State and the Commonwealth about matters relating to effective disaster management;
to ensure that disaster management and disaster operations in the State are consistent with the following—
the QDMC’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State;
the State disaster management plan;
the disaster management standards;
the disaster management guidelines;
to ensure that persons performing functions under this Act in relation to disaster operations are appropriately trained;
to provide advice and support to the QDMC and local and district groups in relation to disaster management and disaster operations.
s 16A ins 2010 No. 40 s 5
amd 2014 No. 17 s 29 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1
- (a) to establish and maintain arrangements between the State and the Commonwealth about matters relating to effective disaster management;
- (b) to ensure that disaster management and disaster operations in the State are consistent with the following— (i) the QDMC’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State; (ii) the State disaster management plan; (iii) the disaster management standards; (iv) the disaster management guidelines;
- (i) the QDMC’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State;
- (ii) the State disaster management plan;
- (iii) the disaster management standards;
- (iv) the disaster management guidelines;
- (c) to ensure that persons performing functions under this Act in relation to disaster operations are appropriately trained;
- (d) to provide advice and support to the QDMC and local and district groups in relation to disaster management and disaster operations.
- (i) the QDMC’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State;
- (ii) the State disaster management plan;
- (iii) the disaster management standards;
- (iv) the disaster management guidelines;