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Public Safety Preservation Act 1986
sec.8CFunction and powers of terrorist emergency commander
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### sec.8C Function and powers of terrorist emergency commander
The terrorist emergency commander is responsible for the overall management and control of all terrorist emergencies declared for the emergency situation for which the commander was appointed.
The terrorist emergency commander may give directions to—
a terrorist emergency forward commander about the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by the terrorist emergency forward commander; or
a TERC commander about the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by the TERC commander.
The terrorist emergency forward commander or TERC commander must comply with the directions and is generally subject to the management and control of the terrorist emergency commander.
The terrorist emergency commander has all the powers of a terrorist emergency forward commander and a TERC commander and, for that purpose—
a reference in this Act to a terrorist emergency forward commander includes a reference to the terrorist emergency commander; and
a reference in this Act to a TERC commander includes a reference to the terrorist emergency commander.
Subsections (2) and (4) do not limit other powers of the terrorist emergency commander.
s 8C ins 2007 No. 34 s 12
amd 2016 No. 42 s 30
(sec.8C-ssec.1) The terrorist emergency commander is responsible for the overall management and control of all terrorist emergencies declared for the emergency situation for which the commander was appointed.
(sec.8C-ssec.2) The terrorist emergency commander may give directions to— a terrorist emergency forward commander about the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by the terrorist emergency forward commander; or a TERC commander about the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by the TERC commander.
(sec.8C-ssec.3) The terrorist emergency forward commander or TERC commander must comply with the directions and is generally subject to the management and control of the terrorist emergency commander.
(sec.8C-ssec.4) The terrorist emergency commander has all the powers of a terrorist emergency forward commander and a TERC commander and, for that purpose— a reference in this Act to a terrorist emergency forward commander includes a reference to the terrorist emergency commander; and a reference in this Act to a TERC commander includes a reference to the terrorist emergency commander.
(sec.8C-ssec.5) Subsections (2) and (4) do not limit other powers of the terrorist emergency commander.
- (a) a terrorist emergency forward commander about the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by the terrorist emergency forward commander; or
- (b) a TERC commander about the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by the TERC commander.
- (a) a reference in this Act to a terrorist emergency forward commander includes a reference to the terrorist emergency commander; and
- (b) a reference in this Act to a TERC commander includes a reference to the terrorist emergency commander.