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Disaster Management Act 2003
sec.49State plan for disaster management
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### sec.49 State plan for disaster management
The QDMC must prepare a plan (the State disaster management plan ) for disaster management for the State.
The plan must include provision for the following—
the group’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State;
the roles and responsibilities of entities involved in disaster operations and disaster management for the State;
the coordination of disaster operations and activities relating to disaster management performed by the entities mentioned in paragraph (b) ;
events that are likely to happen in the State;
priorities for disaster management for the State;
the matters stated in the disaster management guidelines as matters to be included in the plan;
other matters about disaster management the group considers appropriate or that are prescribed under a regulation.
The plan must be approved by—
if the chairperson of the QDMC considers it appropriate to approve the plan—the chairperson; or
otherwise—the QDMC.
The chairperson of the QDMC must give a copy of the plan to each district group and local group.
s 49 amd 2024 No. 22 s 13
(sec.49-ssec.1) The QDMC must prepare a plan (the State disaster management plan ) for disaster management for the State.
(sec.49-ssec.2) The plan must include provision for the following— the group’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State; the roles and responsibilities of entities involved in disaster operations and disaster management for the State; the coordination of disaster operations and activities relating to disaster management performed by the entities mentioned in paragraph (b) ; events that are likely to happen in the State; priorities for disaster management for the State; the matters stated in the disaster management guidelines as matters to be included in the plan; other matters about disaster management the group considers appropriate or that are prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.49-ssec.3) The plan must be approved by— if the chairperson of the QDMC considers it appropriate to approve the plan—the chairperson; or otherwise—the QDMC.
(sec.49-ssec.4) The chairperson of the QDMC must give a copy of the plan to each district group and local group.
- (a) the group’s strategic policy framework for disaster management for the State;
- (b) the roles and responsibilities of entities involved in disaster operations and disaster management for the State;
- (c) the coordination of disaster operations and activities relating to disaster management performed by the entities mentioned in paragraph (b) ;
- (d) events that are likely to happen in the State;
- (e) priorities for disaster management for the State;
- (f) the matters stated in the disaster management guidelines as matters to be included in the plan;
- (g) other matters about disaster management the group considers appropriate or that are prescribed under a regulation.
- (a) if the chairperson of the QDMC considers it appropriate to approve the plan—the chairperson; or
- (b) otherwise—the QDMC.