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Disaster Management Act 2003
sec.18Functions
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### sec.18 Functions
The QDMC has the following functions—
to provide strategic leadership for disaster management and disaster operations for the State;
to develop a strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State;
to ensure effective disaster management is developed and implemented for the State;
to ensure arrangements between the State and the Commonwealth about matters relating to effective disaster management are established and maintained;
to identify resources, in and outside the State, that may be used for disaster operations;
to provide reports and make recommendations that the QDMC considers appropriate about matters relating to disaster management and disaster operations;
to prepare, under section 49 , the State disaster management plan;
to coordinate State and Commonwealth assistance for disaster management and disaster operations;
to perform other functions given to the group under this or another Act;
to perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (h) .
s 18 amd 2010 No. 40 s 6 ; 2014 No. 55 s 5 ; 2024 No. 22 s 6
- (a) to provide strategic leadership for disaster management and disaster operations for the State;
- (b) to develop a strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State;
- (c) to ensure effective disaster management is developed and implemented for the State;
- (d) to ensure arrangements between the State and the Commonwealth about matters relating to effective disaster management are established and maintained;
- (e) to identify resources, in and outside the State, that may be used for disaster operations;
- (f) to provide reports and make recommendations that the QDMC considers appropriate about matters relating to disaster management and disaster operations;
- (g) to prepare, under section 49 , the State disaster management plan;
- (h) to coordinate State and Commonwealth assistance for disaster management and disaster operations;
- (i) to perform other functions given to the group under this or another Act;
- (j) to perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (h) .