EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2004 - SECT 6

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2004 - SECT 6

6—Establishment of State Emergency Management Committee

        (1)         The State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) is established.

        (2)         The Minister must prepare guidelines (the "SEMC membership guidelines ) setting out—

            (a)         the members of SEMC (other than the members referred to in subsection (4)(a)(i) and (ii)) who will hold office ex officio ; and

            (b)         in the case of members appointed to SEMC by the presiding officer ("appointed members")—

                  (i)         the qualifications and expertise of those members; and

                  (ii)         procedural matters governing the appointment of those members; and

            (c)         the terms and conditions under which members will hold office, including—

                  (i)         the term of office of appointed members and their eligibility for reappointment; and

                  (ii)         conditions of membership of appointed members; and

                  (iii)         allowances and expenses of members; and

                  (iv)         removal of appointed members; and

                  (v)         circumstances under which the office of an appointed member becomes vacant; and

            (d)         any other prescribed matters.

        (3)         The SEMC membership guidelines must be published in a manner and form determined by the Minister.

        (4)         SEMC consists of—

            (a)         the following persons, who will hold office ex officio :

                  (i)         the presiding member, being the person for the time being holding or acting in the position of chief executive of the administrative unit that has, subject to the Minister, responsibility for administering this Act; and

                  (ii)         the State Co-ordinator; and

                  (iii)         such other persons specified in the SEMC membership guidelines as in force from time to time as members who will hold office ex officio ; and

            (b)         at least 2, but not more than 4, persons appointed by the presiding member in accordance with the SEMC membership guidelines as in force from time to time.

        (5)         A member of SEMC may appoint a suitable person to be the member's deputy and that person may, in the absence of that member, act as a member of SEMC.

        (6)         Members of SEMC will hold office on terms and conditions set out in the SEMC membership guidelines as in force from time to time.