sec.333Appointment of emergency officers (general)

### sec.333 Appointment of emergency officers (general) The chief executive may by instrument appoint the following persons as emergency officers (general) for declared public health emergencies— public service officers or public service employees; health service employees; persons employed by a local government; SES members under the State Emergency Service Act 2024 ; other persons prescribed under a regulation. An appointment under subsection (1) (c) is for the local government’s area and any other local government area stated in the appointment. For an appointment under subsection (1) (c) , the chief executive must, before appointing a person, obtain agreement to the appointment from the chief executive officer of the local government that employs the person. An appointment under subsection (1) may be made before or after the declaration of a public health emergency. s 333 amd 2014 No. 17 s 184 sch 1 pt 3 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 ; 2024 No. 18 s 39 sch 1 (sec.333-ssec.1) The chief executive may by instrument appoint the following persons as emergency officers (general) for declared public health emergencies— public service officers or public service employees; health service employees; persons employed by a local government; SES members under the State Emergency Service Act 2024 ; other persons prescribed under a regulation. (sec.333-ssec.2) An appointment under subsection (1) (c) is for the local government’s area and any other local government area stated in the appointment. (sec.333-ssec.3) For an appointment under subsection (1) (c) , the chief executive must, before appointing a person, obtain agreement to the appointment from the chief executive officer of the local government that employs the person. (sec.333-ssec.4) An appointment under subsection (1) may be made before or after the declaration of a public health emergency. - (a) public service officers or public service employees; - (b) health service employees; - (c) persons employed by a local government; - (d) SES members under the State Emergency Service Act 2024 ; - (e) other persons prescribed under a regulation.