24FTransition of responsibility

24F Transition of responsibility

(1)  In this section –

relevant recovery authority means –

(a) the State Recovery Coordinator; or

(b) a person determined under subsection (3) to be a relevant recovery authority.

(2)  If a relevant recovery authority has been appointed or determined in relation to an emergency –

(a) the State Controller is to transfer all information in respect of the emergency to the relevant recovery authority as soon as practicable and to the satisfaction of the relevant recovery authority; and

(b) upon receipt by the State Controller of written confirmation by the relevant recovery authority of the completion of the transfer of information in accordance with paragraph (a) , the relevant recovery authority is to have, and the State Controller is to cease to have, responsibility for the recovery process in relation to the emergency.

(3)  If no State Recovery Coordinator has been appointed under section 24D in relation to an emergency, the State Controller may determine one of the following to be a relevant recovery authority:

(a) the State Recovery Advisor;

(b) a specified State Service Agency.

(4)  For the avoidance of doubt, a person determined under subsection (3) to be a relevant recovery authority does not receive any additional functions or powers, under this or any other Act, solely on the basis of that determination.