23Arrangements for inter-State co-operation in emergencies

23 Arrangements for inter-State co-operation in emergencies

23 Arrangements for inter-State co-operation in emergencies

(1) The Commissioner may make arrangements with any agency which manages or controls inter-State SES units—

(a) for those units to carry out operations in New South Wales in response to emergencies to which this Part applies, and

(b) for SES units under this Act to carry out similar operations outside New South Wales.

(2) An inter-State SES unit carrying out operations in New South Wales in accordance with any such arrangement is to be regarded as an SES unit under this Act.

(2A) The Commissioner may make arrangements with an appropriate agency of a State or Territory that does not operate or manage an inter-State SES unit for SES units under this Act to carry out operations in that State or Territory in response to emergencies to which this Part applies.

(3) In this section, inter-State SES unit means a unit established and operating in another State or in a Territory of the Commonwealth.

s 23: Am 1990 No 108, Sch 1; 2005 No 88, Sch 1 [3] [30] [31].