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Disaster Management Act 2003
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### sec.48 Committees
The Minister or chairperson of the QDMC may establish committees to perform any of the following functions—
to help a disaster management group perform its functions;
to advise and make recommendations to the Minister or a disaster management group about matters relating to disaster management referred by the Minister or disaster management group to the committee;
to perform another function, decided by the Minister or chairperson of the QDMC, incidental to a function mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .
The Minister or chairperson of the QDMC may appoint an individual to a committee if satisfied the individual has the necessary expertise or experience to help the committee to perform its functions.
A committee may conduct its business, including its meetings, in the way it considers appropriate.
s 48 amd 2014 No. 55 s 16 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1
(sec.48-ssec.1) The Minister or chairperson of the QDMC may establish committees to perform any of the following functions— to help a disaster management group perform its functions; to advise and make recommendations to the Minister or a disaster management group about matters relating to disaster management referred by the Minister or disaster management group to the committee; to perform another function, decided by the Minister or chairperson of the QDMC, incidental to a function mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .
(sec.48-ssec.2) The Minister or chairperson of the QDMC may appoint an individual to a committee if satisfied the individual has the necessary expertise or experience to help the committee to perform its functions.
(sec.48-ssec.3) A committee may conduct its business, including its meetings, in the way it considers appropriate.
- (a) to help a disaster management group perform its functions;
- (b) to advise and make recommendations to the Minister or a disaster management group about matters relating to disaster management referred by the Minister or disaster management group to the committee;
- (c) to perform another function, decided by the Minister or chairperson of the QDMC, incidental to a function mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .