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Disaster Management Act 2003
sec.21CFunctions of State disaster coordinator
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### sec.21C Functions of State disaster coordinator
The State disaster coordinator has the following functions—
to coordinate the disaster response operations for the QDMC;
to report regularly to the QDMC about disaster response operations;
to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that any strategic decisions of the QDMC about disaster response operations are implemented;
to provide strategic advice on disaster response operations to district disaster coordinators.
In this section—
disaster response operations means the phase of disaster operations that relates to responding to a disaster.
s 21C ins 2010 No. 40 s 10
amd 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1
(sec.21C-ssec.1) The State disaster coordinator has the following functions— to coordinate the disaster response operations for the QDMC; to report regularly to the QDMC about disaster response operations; to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that any strategic decisions of the QDMC about disaster response operations are implemented; to provide strategic advice on disaster response operations to district disaster coordinators.
(sec.21C-ssec.2) In this section— disaster response operations means the phase of disaster operations that relates to responding to a disaster.
- (a) to coordinate the disaster response operations for the QDMC;
- (b) to report regularly to the QDMC about disaster response operations;
- (c) to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that any strategic decisions of the QDMC about disaster response operations are implemented;
- (d) to provide strategic advice on disaster response operations to district disaster coordinators.