sec.23Functions

### sec.23 Functions A district group has the following functions for the disaster district for which it is established— to ensure that disaster management and disaster operations in the district are consistent with the QDMC’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State; to develop effective disaster management for the district, including a district disaster management plan, and regularly review and assess that disaster management; to provide reports and make recommendations to the QDMC about matters relating to disaster management and disaster operations in the district; to regularly review and assess— the disaster management of local groups in the district; and local disaster management plans prepared by local governments whose areas are in the district; to ensure that any relevant decisions and policies made by the QDMC are incorporated in its disaster management, and the disaster management of local groups in the district; to ensure the community is aware of ways of mitigating the adverse effects of an event, and preparing for, responding to and recovering from a disaster; to coordinate the provision of State resources and services provided to support local groups in the district; to identify resources that may be used for disaster operations in the district; to make plans for the allocation, and coordination of the use, of resources mentioned in paragraph (h) ; to establish and review communications systems in the group, and with and between local groups in the district, for use when a disaster happens; to ensure information about an event or a disaster in the district is promptly given to the QDMC and each local group in the district; to prepare, under section 53 , a district disaster management plan; to perform other functions given to the group under this Act; to perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (m) . s 23 amd 2011 No. 33 s 4 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 - (a) to ensure that disaster management and disaster operations in the district are consistent with the QDMC’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State; - (b) to develop effective disaster management for the district, including a district disaster management plan, and regularly review and assess that disaster management; - (c) to provide reports and make recommendations to the QDMC about matters relating to disaster management and disaster operations in the district; - (d) to regularly review and assess— (i) the disaster management of local groups in the district; and (ii) local disaster management plans prepared by local governments whose areas are in the district; - (i) the disaster management of local groups in the district; and - (ii) local disaster management plans prepared by local governments whose areas are in the district; - (e) to ensure that any relevant decisions and policies made by the QDMC are incorporated in its disaster management, and the disaster management of local groups in the district; - (f) to ensure the community is aware of ways of mitigating the adverse effects of an event, and preparing for, responding to and recovering from a disaster; - (g) to coordinate the provision of State resources and services provided to support local groups in the district; - (h) to identify resources that may be used for disaster operations in the district; - (i) to make plans for the allocation, and coordination of the use, of resources mentioned in paragraph (h) ; - (j) to establish and review communications systems in the group, and with and between local groups in the district, for use when a disaster happens; - (k) to ensure information about an event or a disaster in the district is promptly given to the QDMC and each local group in the district; - (l) to prepare, under section 53 , a district disaster management plan; - (m) to perform other functions given to the group under this Act; - (n) to perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (m) . - (i) the disaster management of local groups in the district; and - (ii) local disaster management plans prepared by local governments whose areas are in the district;