17Functions of Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

1. The functions of a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, and of each member, are to—

2. in relation to relevant hazards and risks,—
   1. identify, assess, and manage those hazards and risks:
   2. consult and communicate about risks:
   3. identify and implement cost-effective risk reduction:
3. take all steps necessary on an ongoing basis to maintain and provide, or to arrange the provision of, or to otherwise make available suitably trained and competent personnel, including volunteers, and an appropriate organisational structure for those personnel, for effective civil defence emergency management in its area:
4. take all steps necessary on an ongoing basis to maintain and provide, or to arrange the provision of, or otherwise to make available material, services, information, and any other resources for effective civil defence emergency management in its area:
5. respond to and manage the adverse effects of emergencies in its area:
6. plan and carry out recovery activities:
7. when requested, assist other Groups in the implementation of civil defence emergency management in their areas (having regard to the competing civil defence emergency management demands within the Group's own area and any other requests for assistance from other Groups):
8. within its area, promote and raise public awareness of, and compliance with, this Act and legislative provisions relevant to the purpose of this Act:
9. monitor and report on compliance within its area with this Act and legislative provisions relevant to the purpose of this Act:
10. develop, approve, implement, and monitor a civil defence emergency management group plan and regularly review the plan:
11. participate in the development of the national civil defence emergency management strategy and the national civil defence emergency management plan:
12. promote civil defence emergency management in its area that is consistent with the purpose of this Act.

13. A Group also has any other functions that are conferred or imposed by or under this Act or any other enactment.

14. For the purposes of subsection (1)(g) and (h), legislative provisions relevant to the purpose of this Act include, but are not limited to, the provisions in the following Acts that may be relevant to civil defence emergency management:

15. Biosecurity Act 1993:
16. Building Act 2004:
17. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017:
19. Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996:
20. Health Act 1956:
21. Health and Safety at Work Act 2015:
22. Local Government Act 1974:
23. Local Government Act 2002:
24. Maritime Transport Act 1994:
25. Resource Management Act 1991:
26. any enactment passed in substitution for any of the Acts in paragraphs (a) to (j).