Launceston Flood Risk Management Act 2015
28Officers under Emergency Management Act 2006 may issue directions to Council
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28 Officers under Emergency Management Act 2006 may issue directions to Council
(1) The State Controller or the Regional Controller may, whether or not a state of emergency has been declared under the Emergency Management Act 2006 in relation to flooding, or imminent flooding, in the flood-prone area –
(a) direct the Council to exercise, or to cease to exercise, a power under section 27 ; or
(b) direct the Authority –
(i) to perform a function or to exercise a power; or
(ii) to cease to perform a function or exercise a power –
other than a function or power under Part 3 .
(2) The Council, the Authority, and any responsible person acting on behalf of the Council or the Authority, must comply with a direction given under subsection (1) .