Western Australian Consolidated Acts

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 6

6 .         Combat agencies and support organisations may be prescribed

        (1)         A public authority, or other person, may be prescribed by the regulations to be a combat agency for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         A combat agency prescribed under subsection (1) is to be a public authority or other person who or which, because of the agency’s functions under any written law or specialised knowledge, expertise and resources, is responsible for performing an emergency management activity prescribed by the regulations in relation to that agency.

        (3)         A public authority, or other person, may be prescribed by the regulations to be a support organisation for the purposes of this Act.

        (4)         A support organisation prescribed under subsection (3) is to be a public authority or other person who or which, because of the agency’s functions under any written law or specialised knowledge, expertise and resources, is responsible for providing support functions prescribed by the regulations in relation to that organisation.