New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STATE EMERGENCY AND RESCUE MANAGEMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 28

28 Local Emergency Management Committees

(1) There is established by this Act a Local Emergency Management Committee for each local government area.

(2) Each such Committee is to consist of:

(a) a senior representative of the council of the relevant local government area nominated by that council, who is to be the Chairperson of the Committee, and

(b) a senior representative of each emergency services organisation operating in the relevant local government area, and

(c) representatives of such organisations providing services in functional areas in the relevant local government area as the council of that area may from time to time determine, and

(d) the Local Emergency Operations Controller for the relevant local government area.

(3) The Chairperson of a Committee is to be a person who has the authority of the council to co-ordinate the use of the council’s resources in the prevention of, preparation for, response to and recovery from emergencies.

(5) The representative of an organisation is to be nominated by the organisation.

(7) Schedule 2 has effect with respect to the members and procedure of a Local Emergency Management Committee.