Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT 2024

- As at 3 June 2024
- Act 19 of 2024

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Main purpose of Act
   4.      Act binds all persons
   5.      Definitions

   PART 2 - STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE

           Division 1 - Establishment, functions, powers and membership

   6.      Establishment of SES
   7.      Functions and powers
   8.      Membership

           Division 2 - Functions of commissioner and related matters

   9.      Functions
   10.     Commissioner may make code of practice
   11.     Agreements between commissioner and local government about SES and SES employees

           Division 3 - SES members

              Subdivision 1 - SES chief officer

   12.     Appointment of SES chief officer
   13.     Functions and powers
   14.     Acting SES chief officer
   15.     Delegations

              Subdivision 2 - Other SES members

   16.     Appointment of other SES members
   17.     Functions and powers of other SES members
   18.     SES employees
   19.     SES volunteers
   20.     Commissioner to insure SES volunteers
   21.     Suspension of SES local government employee or SES volunteer

           Division 4 - Arrangements for police officers

   22.     Secondment of police officers

           Division 5 - SES units, local controllers and SES commanders

   23.     Establishment of SES units
   24.     Local controller of SES unit
   25.     Functions of local controller
   26.     SES commanders
   27.     Functions of SES commanders

   PART 3 - AUTHORISED RESCUE OFFICERS

           Division 1 - Appointment

   28.     Appointment
   29.     Appointment conditions and limit on powers
   30.     Resignation
   31.     Issue of identity card
   32.     Production or display of identity card
   33.     Return of identity card

           Division 2 - Powers of authorised rescue officers

   34.     Exercise of powers subject to direction of SES member
   35.     Powers for performing emergency-related SES function
   36.     Power of entry
   37.     Power to use force

   PART 4 - OFFENCES

   38.     Offence to assault or obstruct official
   39.     Failure to comply with direction of authorised rescue officer
   40.     Failure to comply with requirement to give authorised rescue officer reasonable help
   41.     Impersonating SES member or authorised rescue officer
   42.     Unauthorised use of confidential information
   43.     Using restricted expressions etc.
   44.     Warning device or light on SES vehicle

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   45.     Protection from liability
   46.     Appointments and authority
   47.     Other evidentiary aids
   48.     Exemption from toll
   49.     Regulation-making power

   PART 6 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES REFORM AMENDMENT ACT 2024

   50.     Definitions for part
   51.     Appointment of former SES member as new SES member
   52.     Continuation of former SES unit as new SES unit and appointment of local controller as new local controller
   53.     Appointment of former SES coordinator as new SES commander
   54.     Appointment of former authorised rescue officer as new authorised rescue officer
   55.     Preserved employment conditions
   56.     Continuation of WorkCover insurance for SES volunteer
   57.     References to former SES
           SCHEDULE 1