Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management - National Controller

10: Delegation of certain functions and powers of Director to National Controller

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"The Director can pass on some of their jobs and powers to the National Controller in writing."

The Director can give some of their jobs and powers to another person in writing. This can happen at any time, even if there is no emergency. The person who gets these jobs and powers is called the National Controller.

When the Director gives these jobs and powers to someone, that person has all the powers of the National Controller. They can do all the things that the National Controller can do under this Act. This includes the jobs and powers mentioned in sections 8(2)(h) and 9(2)(a).

If the Director does not give these jobs and powers to someone, then the Director is the National Controller. The Director has all the powers of the National Controller under this Act. This means the Director can do all the things that the National Controller can do.

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Topics:

Government and voting > Emergency management

9: Powers of Director, or

"The Director's Job: Keeping People Safe in Emergencies"

11: Further provisions relating to delegation to National Controller, or

"Rules for when the Director gives someone else extra jobs to do in an emergency"

Part 2Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management
National Controller

10Delegation of certain functions and powers of Director to National Controller

The Director may, in writing, either generally or particularly, delegate to any person the functions and powers of the Director referred to in sections 8(2)(h) and 9(2)(a) for the purposes of dealing with any state of national emergency.
The Director may exercise the power of delegation at any time, whether or not a state of national emergency is in force or is imminent.
A person to whom functions and powers are delegated under this section is, while the delegation is in force, the National Controller, and has all the powers conferred on the National Controller by this Act.
If no delegation has been made under this section, the Director is the National Controller and has all the powers conferred on the National Controller by this Act.