28Functions and powers of Director SES

28 Functions and powers of Director SES

(1)  The Director SES has the following functions:

(a) to manage the State Emergency Service;

(b) other functions imposed by this or any other Act;

(c) prescribed functions.

(2)  The Director SES has the following powers:

(a) to establish and maintain for the purposes of the regions such volunteer units of the State Emergency Service and training facilities as the Director SES considers appropriate;

(b) to register suitable persons as volunteer members of the State Emergency Service;

(c) to register, subject to any conditions the Director SES considers appropriate, suitable organisations as affiliated organisations of the State Emergency Service;

(d) to issue identification to volunteer members of the State Emergency Service;

(e) to inspect the facilities and resources of regional SES volunteer units and municipal volunteer SES units;

(f) to do all other things necessary or convenient to perform his or her functions.

(3)  If the Director SES establishes a regional SES volunteer unit, the Director SES is to appoint a Unit Manager for the unit.