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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 14

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 14

14 .         Functions of the SEMC

                The SEMC has the following functions —

            (a)         to advise the Minister on emergency management and the preparedness of the State to combat emergencies;

            (b)         to provide direction, advice and support to public authorities, industry, commerce and the community in order to plan and prepare for an efficient emergency management capability for the State;

            (c)         to provide a forum for whole of community coordination to ensure the minimisation of the effects of emergencies;

            (d)         to provide a forum for the development of community wide information systems to improve communications during emergencies;

            (e)         to develop and coordinate risk management strategies to assess community vulnerability to emergencies;

            (f)         to perform other functions given to the SEMC under this Act;

            (g)         to perform any other function prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.