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10 Minister

10 Minister

(1) The Minister is responsible for—

(a) ensuring that adequate measures are taken by government agencies to prevent, prepare for, respond to and assist recovery from emergencies, and

(b) co-ordinating the activities of government agencies in taking those measures, and

(c) approving the State Emergency Management Plan or any alterations to the State Emergency Management Plan.

(2) (Repealed)

(3) The following are, in the exercise of their functions under this Act, subject to the control and direction of the Minister—

(a) the State Emergency Management Committee,

(b) the State Emergency Operations Controller,

(c) the State Emergency Recovery Controller.

(4) The Minister may delegate to the State Emergency Operations Controller, State Emergency Recovery Controller or other person the Minister’s functions under this Act, other than—

(a) the Minister’s functions under this section, and

(b) this power of delegation.

s 10: Am 1995 No 91, Sch 1 [4]; 2009 No 38, Sch 1 [2] [3]; 2010 No 117, Sch 1 [3]; 2012 No 103, Sch 3 [2]; 2018 No 59, Sch 1 [6].