QLDIn ForceAct
State Emergency Service Act 2024
sec.53Appointment of former SES coordinator as new SES commander
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.53
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in State Emergency Service Act 2024.
### sec.53 Appointment of former SES coordinator as new SES commander
This section applies if—
a former SES coordinator was appointed for 2 or more local government areas before the commencement; and
the appointment was in effect immediately before the commencement.
On the commencement, the former SES coordinator is taken to be appointed under section 26 as the SES commander for the group of the SES units for each of the local government areas.
In this section—
former SES coordinator means an SES coordinator appointed under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 , former section 136.
(sec.53-ssec.1) This section applies if— a former SES coordinator was appointed for 2 or more local government areas before the commencement; and the appointment was in effect immediately before the commencement.
(sec.53-ssec.2) On the commencement, the former SES coordinator is taken to be appointed under section 26 as the SES commander for the group of the SES units for each of the local government areas.
(sec.53-ssec.3) In this section— former SES coordinator means an SES coordinator appointed under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 , former section 136.
- (a) a former SES coordinator was appointed for 2 or more local government areas before the commencement; and
- (b) the appointment was in effect immediately before the commencement.