South Australian Consolidated Acts

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2004 - SECT 16

16—Assistant State Co-ordinators

        (1)         The State Co-ordinator may, at any time, appoint one or more Assistant State Co-ordinators to exercise powers and functions under this Act in relation to—

            (a)         specific parts of the State; or

            (b)         specific types of hazards; or

            (c)         specific events.

        (2)         The State Co-ordinator must, as soon as practicable after the declaration of an identified major incident, a major emergency or a disaster under this Act, appoint an Assistant State Co-ordinator to exercise powers and functions in relation to recovery operations.

        (3)         An Assistant State Co-ordinator will be appointed for such term and on such conditions as the State Co-ordinator may determine.

        (4)         An Assistant State Co-ordinator has the functions and powers delegated to the Assistant Co-ordinator by the State Co-ordinator or assigned to the Assistant Co-ordinator by SEMC with the approval of the State Co-ordinator.