12ANational Emergency Management Agency

12A National Emergency Management Agency

For the purposes of the finance law: (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity: (i) the person occupying, or performing the duties of, the office known as the Coordinator‑General of the National Emergency Management Agency; (ii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Coordinator‑General; and (b) the listed entity is to be known as the National Emergency Management Agency; and (c) the Coordinator‑General is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and (e) the purposes of the listed entity include the following: (i) to develop, lead and coordinate the Commonwealth’s all‑hazard approach to emergency management, including by supporting activities relating to preparedness, response, relief, recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and resilience for emergencies and disasters; (ii) to provide national leadership and strategic coordination for emergency and disaster preparedness, response, relief, recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and resilience across all levels of government and non‑government sectors; (iii) to design, oversee and where relevant administer funding programs related to emergency and disaster preparedness, response, relief, recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and resilience; (iv) to lead national implementation of the Commonwealth’s international and national disaster risk reduction obligations; (v) to undertake other relevant tasks as the responsible Minister for the entity may require from time to time.