24HFunctions and powers of Municipal Recovery Coordinator

24H Functions and powers of Municipal Recovery Coordinator

(1)  A Municipal Recovery Coordinator has the following functions, for the purposes of the planning, review and implementation of recovery processes, in respect of the municipal area for which he or she is the Municipal Recovery Coordinator:

(a) prior to, during or subsequent to the occurrence of an emergency within the municipal area, to ensure that –

(i) arrangements are in place to implement recovery processes, including the establishment and coordination of evacuation centres and recovery centres; and

(ii) his or her instructions and decisions and the instructions and decisions of the Municipal Committee, Municipal Chairperson and Regional Controller are transmitted to, and adequately carried out by, persons to whom they are directed or relate;

(b) to advise the Regional Controller of any powers or declarations under this Act that are to be used, or made, for the purposes of recovery within the municipal area;

(c) to request resources of another municipal area if the Municipal Recovery Coordinator considers that those resources are necessary to implement recovery processes within the municipal area;

(d) to assist a recovery committee established under section 24E within the municipal area or a combined area;

(e) to assist and advise the Municipal Chairperson, the Municipal Committee or the relevant council on all matters with respect to recovery within the municipal area or a combined area;

(f) other functions in respect of recovery imposed on the Municipal Recovery Coordinator by the Municipal Committee or the Municipal Coordinator;

(g) other functions imposed on the Municipal Recovery Coordinator by this or any other Act;

(h) other functions imposed on the Municipal Recovery Coordinator by a Municipal Emergency Management Plan;

(i) prescribed functions.

(2)  A Municipal Recovery Coordinator has the following powers:

(a) prescribed powers;