Before section 7 of the Principal Act , the following sections are inserted in Division 1:

6A.     Ministerial Committee for Emergency Management

(1)  The Premier is to establish the Ministerial Committee for Emergency Management.

(2)  The Ministerial Committee consists of –

(a) the Premier; and

(b) the Deputy Premier; and

(c) the Minister assigned the administration of this Act; and

(d) the State Controller; and

(e) any other Minister, holder of a position or person that the Premier considers appropriate.

(3)  Unless otherwise determined by the Premier, the Premier is the chairperson of the Ministerial Committee.

6B.     Procedure of Ministerial Committee

(1)  The Premier may specify the terms of reference for the Ministerial Committee for Emergency Management.

(2)  The chairperson may request or allow a person to attend a meeting of the Ministerial Committee to give advice and opinions in respect of any matter under the Ministerial Committee's consideration, if the chairperson of the Ministerial Committee considers that it would be helpful for the Ministerial Committee to have the advice or opinion of that person in respect of that matter.

(3)  Schedule 3 has effect in respect of the membership and meetings of the Ministerial Committee.

6C.   Functions and powers of Ministerial Committee

(1)  The Ministerial Committee has the following functions:

(a) functions relating to emergency management as determined by the Premier or imposed by this or any other Act;

(b) other functions as included in the terms of reference specified for the Ministerial Committee under section 6B(1) .

(2)  The Ministerial Committee has the following powers:

(a) to impose functions relating to emergency management on the State Committee, a State Recovery Coordinator or the State Recovery Advisor;

(b) to require the State Controller to provide any necessary information;

(c) to establish sub-committees, for the purpose of assisting the Ministerial Committee in the performance and exercise of its functions and powers, made up of members or non-members of the Ministerial Committee as it sees fit;

(d) to do all other things necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the performance and exercise of its functions and powers.

(3)  The functions and powers of the Ministerial Committee may be performed, and exercised, by the Premier if –

(a) a state of emergency has been declared; and

(b) the Premier is satisfied on reasonable grounds that a function or power of the Ministerial Committee must be performed, or exercised, within a limited period; and

(c) a quorum of the Ministerial Committee is unable to be formed within that period.