49Resources of municipal volunteer SES units

49 Resources of municipal volunteer SES units

(1)  In complying with its obligations under section 48 , a council is responsible for the effective operation of its municipal volunteer SES units and, for this purpose, is responsible for all aspects of the storage and maintenance of the equipment used by those units and the provision of other facilities and resources necessary for those units to perform their functions, including adequate accommodation for the purposes of training members of those units, unless otherwise agreed with the Director SES under subsection (2) .

(2)  Such equipment, training and other facilities and resources for emergency management as the Director SES considers appropriate –

(a) may be provided in accordance with an agreement between the Director SES and a council; or

(b) must be provided if the relevant Municipal Emergency Management Plan requires it –

to a municipal volunteer SES unit from the resources of the State Emergency Service.

(3)  The Director SES may issue to councils standards for the adequate storage and maintenance of the equipment used by municipal volunteer SES units.

(4)  A municipal volunteer SES unit is to use equipment provided to it only for emergency management, rescue and retrieval operations, training for emergency management and rescue and retrieval operations and as otherwise determined by the Director SES.