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Disaster Management Act 2003
sec.16COffice’s functions
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### sec.16C Office’s functions
The office has the following functions—
to regularly review and assess the effectiveness of disaster management by the State, including the State disaster management plan and its implementation;
to regularly review and assess the effectiveness of disaster management by district groups and local groups, including district and local disaster management plans;
to regularly review and assess cooperation between entities responsible for disaster management in the State, including whether the disaster management systems and procedures employed by those entities are compatible and consistent;
to make disaster management standards;
to regularly review and assess disaster management standards;
to review, assess and report on performance by entities responsible for disaster management in the State against the disaster management standards;
to work with entities performing emergency services, departments and the community to identify and improve disaster management capabilities, including volunteer capabilities;
to monitor compliance by departments with their disaster management responsibilities;
to identify opportunities for cooperative partnerships to improve disaster management outcomes;
to report to, and advise, the Minister about issues relating to the functions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (i) ;
to make all necessary inquiries to fulfil the functions mentioned in this section;
to perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (k) .
s 16C ins 2014 No. 17 s 30
- (a) to regularly review and assess the effectiveness of disaster management by the State, including the State disaster management plan and its implementation;
- (b) to regularly review and assess the effectiveness of disaster management by district groups and local groups, including district and local disaster management plans;
- (c) to regularly review and assess cooperation between entities responsible for disaster management in the State, including whether the disaster management systems and procedures employed by those entities are compatible and consistent;
- (d) to make disaster management standards;
- (e) to regularly review and assess disaster management standards;
- (f) to review, assess and report on performance by entities responsible for disaster management in the State against the disaster management standards;
- (g) to work with entities performing emergency services, departments and the community to identify and improve disaster management capabilities, including volunteer capabilities;
- (h) to monitor compliance by departments with their disaster management responsibilities;
- (i) to identify opportunities for cooperative partnerships to improve disaster management outcomes;
- (j) to report to, and advise, the Minister about issues relating to the functions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (i) ;
- (k) to make all necessary inquiries to fulfil the functions mentioned in this section;
- (l) to perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (k) .