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State Emergency Service Act 2024
sec.13Functions and powers
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### sec.13 Functions and powers
The SES chief officer has the following functions—
to manage the SES in a way that ensures the SES operates effectively and efficiently;
to comply with any direction given by the commissioner that is relevant to—
the functions of the SES chief officer or the SES; or
SES members;
to perform any other function relating to the SES given to the SES chief officer under this Act or another Act.
The SES chief officer has power to do anything necessary or convenient to be done for the performance of the SES chief officer’s functions.
(sec.13-ssec.1) The SES chief officer has the following functions— to manage the SES in a way that ensures the SES operates effectively and efficiently; to comply with any direction given by the commissioner that is relevant to— the functions of the SES chief officer or the SES; or SES members; to perform any other function relating to the SES given to the SES chief officer under this Act or another Act.
(sec.13-ssec.2) The SES chief officer has power to do anything necessary or convenient to be done for the performance of the SES chief officer’s functions.
- (a) to manage the SES in a way that ensures the SES operates effectively and efficiently;
- (b) to comply with any direction given by the commissioner that is relevant to— (i) the functions of the SES chief officer or the SES; or (ii) SES members;
- (i) the functions of the SES chief officer or the SES; or
- (ii) SES members;
- (c) to perform any other function relating to the SES given to the SES chief officer under this Act or another Act.
- (i) the functions of the SES chief officer or the SES; or
- (ii) SES members;