sec.30Functions

### sec.30 Functions A local group has the following functions for its area— to ensure that disaster management and disaster operations in the area are consistent with the QDMC’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State; to develop effective disaster management, and regularly review and assess the disaster management; to help the local government for its area to prepare a local disaster management plan; to identify, and provide advice to the relevant district group about, support services required by the local group to facilitate disaster management and disaster operations in the area; 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 manage disaster operations in the area under policies and procedures decided by the QDMC; to provide reports and make recommendations to the relevant district group about matters relating to disaster operations; to identify, and coordinate the use of, resources that may be used for disaster operations in the area; to establish and review communications systems in the group, and with the relevant district group and other local groups in the disaster district of the relevant district group, for use when a disaster happens; to ensure information about a disaster in the area is promptly given to the relevant district group; to perform other functions given to the group under this Act; to perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (k) . s 30 amd 2010 No. 40 s 17 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 - (a) to ensure that disaster management and disaster operations in the area are consistent with the QDMC’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State; - (b) to develop effective disaster management, and regularly review and assess the disaster management; - (c) to help the local government for its area to prepare a local disaster management plan; - (d) to identify, and provide advice to the relevant district group about, support services required by the local group to facilitate disaster management and disaster operations in the area; - (e) 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; - (f) to manage disaster operations in the area under policies and procedures decided by the QDMC; - (g) to provide reports and make recommendations to the relevant district group about matters relating to disaster operations; - (h) to identify, and coordinate the use of, resources that may be used for disaster operations in the area; - (i) to establish and review communications systems in the group, and with the relevant district group and other local groups in the disaster district of the relevant district group, for use when a disaster happens; - (j) to ensure information about a disaster in the area is promptly given to the relevant district group; - (k) to perform other functions given to the group under this Act; - (l) to perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (k) .