Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Emergency Management Act 1986 - SECT 16A

Control of emergency responses other than fire

16A. Control of emergency responses other than fire



(1) At the request of a co-ordinator referred to in section 13 or of their own
volition, the officers in charge of agencies having roles or responsibilities
in relation to emergency response or the senior officer of each such agency
may determine the priority of the responsibilities of those agencies either
during or in anticipation of an emergency.

(2) In the absence of an agreement under subsection (1), the co-ordinator may
determine the priority of the response roles of the agencies.

(3) This section does not apply to an emergency to which section 16 applies.