10State Emergency Management Controller and Deputy

10 State Emergency Management Controller and Deputy

(1)  [Section 10 Subsection (1) amended by No. 31 of 2018, s. 8, Applied:10 Dec 2018] The Minister may appoint a person to be the State Emergency Management Controller but, if no such appointment is in effect, the Commissioner of Police is the State Emergency Management Controller.

(2)  [Section 10 Subsection (2) amended by No. 31 of 2018, s. 8, Applied:10 Dec 2018] The Minister may appoint a person to be the Deputy State Emergency Management Controller but, if no such appointment is in effect, the Deputy Commissioner of Police is the Deputy State Emergency Management Controller.

(3)  The State Controller and Deputy State Controller may hold that office in conjunction with any other appointment, position or office.

(4)  The State Controller and Deputy State Controller appointed by the Minister each holds office for the period, and on the terms and conditions, specified in his or her instrument of appointment.

(5)  The Deputy State Controller may act in the office of State Emergency Management Controller if –

(a) the State Controller is absent from Tasmania or from duty as State Controller; or

(b) the State Controller is otherwise unable to perform the functions of the office of State Emergency Management Controller; or

(c) the State Controller has died, resigned or been removed from office and a new State Controller has not been appointed.

(6)  While the Deputy State Controller is acting in the office of State Emergency Management Controller he or she –

(a) is taken to be the State Controller; and

(b) is the chairperson of the State Committee.

(7)  [Section 10 Subsection (7) inserted by No. 31 of 2018, s. 8, Applied:10 Dec 2018] In this section –

Deputy Commissioner of Police means the Deputy Commissioner of Police appointed under .