Tasmanian Numbered Acts

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2006 (NO. 12 OF 2006) - Act 12 of 2006 - Royal Assent 20 September 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Non-application of Act
   5.      Relationship of this Act with other emergency laws
   6.      Act binds Crown

   PART 2 - Administration

           Division 1 - Administration at State level

   7.      State Emergency Management Committee
   8.      Membership of State Committee
   9.      Functions and powers of State Committee
   10.     State Emergency Management Controller and Deputy
   11.     Functions and powers of State Controller
   12.     Ministerial committee

           Division 2 - Administration at regional level

   13.     Regions
   14.     Regional Emergency Management Committees
   15.     Membership of Regional Committees
   16.     Functions and powers of Regional Committees
   17.     Regional Emergency Management Controllers and Deputies
   18.     Functions and powers of Regional Controllers

           Division 3 - Administration at municipal level

   19.     Combined areas
   20.     Municipal Emergency Management Committees
   21.     Membership of Municipal Committees
   22.     Functions and powers of Municipal Committees
   23.     Municipal Emergency Management Coordinators and Deputies
   24.     Functions and powers of Municipal Coordinators

           Division 4 - State Emergency Service

   25.     Continuation of State Emergency Service
   26.     Functions of State Emergency Service
   27.     Director SES and officers of State Emergency Service
   28.     Functions and powers of Director SES

           Division 5 - Miscellaneous

   29.     Delegation by Premier and Minister
   30.     Delegation by committees and persons
   31.     Authorised officers

   PART 3 - Emergency Management

           Division 1 - Emergency management plans

   32.     Tasmanian Emergency Management Plan
   33.     Regional Emergency Management Plans
   34.     Municipal Emergency Management Plans
   35.     Special Emergency Management Plans

           Division 2 - General risk identification, assessment and management

   36.     Risk identification and assessment authorisation
   37.     Powers under risk identification and assessment authorisation
   38.     Management of risk following inspection
   39.     Certain persons to have plan for emergency or risk management

           Division 3 - Emergency powers

   40.     Authorisation of emergency powers
   41.     Authority of authorisation of emergency powers

           Division 4 - State of emergency

   42.     Declaration of state of emergency
   43.     Authority of declaration of state of emergency
   44.     Duties if state of emergency declared
   45.     Authorisation by Regional Controller if state of emergency declared

           Division 5 - Roles of councils and municipal volunteer SES units

   46.     Councils to use resources in emergency
   47.     Councils to establish or provide for resources
   48.     Municipal volunteer SES units
   49.     Resources of municipal volunteer SES units
   50.     Power to bind in contracts

           Division 6 - Miscellaneous

   51.     Assistance
   52.     Use of force

   PART 4 - Miscellaneous

   53.     Allocations to councils
   54.     Compensation for lost property, &c.
   55.     Liability for death or injury resulting from performing functions, &c., under this Act
   56.     Workers' compensation payable to or in respect of volunteers
   57.     Protection of employment rights
   58.     Protection from liability
   59.     Destruction, &c., attributable to emergency
   60.     Offences with respect to emergency management workers
   61.     Offences by bodies corporate
   62.     Evidentiary provisions
   63.     Annual report
   64.     Regulations
   65.     Administration of Act
   66.     Savings and transitional provisions
   67.     Consequential Amendments
   68.     Legislation repealed
   69.     Legislation rescinded
   70.     Legislation revoked
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