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State Emergency Service Act 1989
17CLocal and unit commander deputies
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#### 17C Local and unit commander deputies
17C Local and unit commander deputies
> > (1) A zone commander may, in consultation with a local commander in the relevant zone, appoint any person to act as a deputy to the local commander.
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> > (2) A zone commander may, in consultation with a unit commander in the relevant zone, appoint any person to act as a deputy to the unit commander.
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> > (3) An appointment made under subsection (1) or (2) may be revoked at any time and for any reason by the zone commander who made the appointment.
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> > (4) The functions of a local commander or unit commander may be exercised by his or her deputy during any absence from duty of the local commander or unit commander.
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> **s 17C:** Ins 2005 No 88, Sch 1 \[21\]. Am 2018 No 59, Sch 4 \[3\] \[5\]–\[7\] .