Emergency Management Act 2006
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31 Authorised officers
(1) Each of the following persons is an authorised officer:
(a) the State Controller;
(b) a Regional Controller;
(c) a Municipal Coordinator;
(ca) [Section 31 Subsection (1) amended by No. 31 of 2018, s. 19, Applied:10 Dec 2018] the State Recovery Advisor;
(cb) [Section 31 Subsection (1) amended by No. 31 of 2018, s. 19, Applied:10 Dec 2018] a State Recovery Coordinator;
(cc) [Section 31 Subsection (1) amended by No. 31 of 2018, s. 19, Applied:10 Dec 2018] a Municipal Recovery Coordinator;
(d) the Director SES;
(e) the Commissioner of Police;
(f) the Chief Officer within the meaning of the Fire Service Act 1979 ;
(g) [Section 31 Subsection (1) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014] the Commissioner of the Ambulance Service within the meaning of the Ambulance Service Act 1982 ;
(h) a member of a statutory service;
(i) any other person authorised to act as an authorised officer under this section.
(2) Each of the following persons may authorise another person to act as an authorised officer by written notice provided to the other person:
(a) the State Controller;
(b) a Regional Controller;
(c) a Municipal Coordinator;
(ca) [Section 31 Subsection (2) amended by No. 31 of 2018, s. 19, Applied:10 Dec 2018] the State Recovery Advisor;