Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Emergency Management Act 1986 - SECT 19

Municipal councils may appoint a principal

19. Municipal councils may appoint a principal



(1) For the purposes of this Part, 2 or more municipal councils may, with the
approval of the Co-ordinator in Chief, appoint one of the municipal councils
to be the principal municipal council in relation to emergency management.

(2) If a principal municipal council is appointed, this Part applies as if-

   (a)  a reference to a municipal council is a reference to the principal
        municipal council; and

   (b)  a reference to a municipal district is a reference to the whole area
        of the municipal districts of all the municipal councils which have
        appointed the principal municipal council.