New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STATE EMERGENCY AND RESCUE MANAGEMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 11

11 State Disasters Council

(1) There is established by this Act a State Disasters Council.

(2) The function of the Council is to advise the Minister on all matters relating to the prevention of, preparation for, response to and recovery from emergencies (including the co-ordination of the activities of government and non-government agencies in connection with those matters).

(3) The Council is to consist of:

(a) the Minister, who is to be the Chairperson of the Council, and

(b) the State Emergency Operations Controller, and

(b1) the Chairperson of the State Emergency Management Committee, and

(b2) the State Emergency Recovery Controller, and

(c) representatives of such relevant government and non-government agencies as the Minister may from time to time determine.

(4) The representative of a government agency is to be nominated by the Minister responsible for the agency and the representative of a non-government agency is to be nominated by the agency.

(5) Schedule 2 has effect with respect to the members and procedure of the Council.