(1)  Without limiting the actions that a council is to or may take under section 47 , a council in complying with that section is to establish and maintain such municipal volunteer SES units as, after consultation with the Director SES, it considers necessary to ensure the effective operation of the relevant Municipal Emergency Management Plan and for undertaking rescue and retrieval operations.

(2)  The Director SES is to appoint a Unit Manager for each municipal volunteer SES unit.

(3)  The Unit Manager of a municipal volunteer SES unit is subject to the direction of the Director SES.