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State Emergency Service Act 1989
23Arrangements for inter-State co-operation in emergencies
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) for those units to carry out operations in New South Wales in response to emergencies to which this Part applies, and
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> > > (b) for SES units under this Act to carry out similar operations outside New South Wales.
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> > (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.
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> > (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.
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> > (3) In this section, inter-State SES unit means a unit established and operating in another State or in a Territory of the Commonwealth.
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> **s 23:** Am 1990 No 108, Sch 1; 2005 No 88, Sch 1 \[3\] \[30\] \[31\].