Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EMERGENCIES ACT 2004 - SECT 160

    (1)     The emergency controller has the following functions in relation to a declared state of emergency:

        (a)     to manage the response to, and the recovery from, the emergency by ensuring that entities dealing with the emergency are appropriately deployed; and

        (b)     to coordinate the disposition of other resources to manage the emergency; and

        (c)     to advise the Minister and the Chief Minister about the emergency; and

        (d)     to advise the community on anything relating to the state of emergency that the emergency controller considers appropriate; and

        (e)     any other function given to the emergency controller under this Act or another territory law.

    (2)     However, the Chief Minister may direct, in writing—

        (a)     that the emergency controller is not to have a function (or part of a function) mentioned in subsection (1); or

        (b)     that the emergency controller has another stated function.

Note     A direction may be included in the instrument of appointment (see Legislation Act, s 49).

    (3)     As far as practicable, the emergency controller must exercise the emergency controller's functions in accordance with the emergency plan.