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State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989
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#### 18 State Emergency Operations Controller and Deputy
18 State Emergency Operations Controller and Deputy
> > (1) There is to be a State Emergency Operations Controller and a Deputy State Emergency Operations Controller.
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> > (2) The office of the State Emergency Operations Controller is to be held by—
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> > > (a) the Commissioner of Police, or
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> > > (b) if the Governor, on the recommendation of the Minister, designates a position in the NSW Police Force Senior Executive Service as the position of State Emergency Operations Controller—the person for the time being holding or acting in that position.
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> > (3) The office of the Deputy State Emergency Operations Controller is to be held by the person for the time being holding or acting in a position in the NSW Police Force Senior Executive Service that is designated by the Governor, on the recommendation of the Minister, as the position of Deputy State Emergency Operations Controller.
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> > (4) The Minister is to consult with the Minister for Police before making a recommendation under subsection (2) or (3).
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> > (5) During the absence or a vacancy in the office of the State Emergency Operations Controller, the Deputy State Emergency Operations Controller has all the functions of the State Emergency Operations Controller.
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> **s 18:** Am 1990 No 108, Sch 1; 1995 No 91, Sch 1 \[7\]–\[10\]; 2005 No 80, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2006 No 94, Sch 3.33 \[3\]. Subst 2010 No 117, Sch 1 \[11\].