Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management - Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

23: Establishment of administering authorities

You could also call this:

"Who's in charge of helping in an emergency?"

When you look at a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, you will see that it has an administering authority. This authority is usually a regional council or a unitary authority that is part of the Group. You will find that the regional council is in charge if a unitary authority joins a Group that already has a regional council as a member.

If a Group has two or more unitary authorities, they need to agree on which one will be the administering authority within two months of the Group being set up. You will see that they have to choose one of the unitary authorities for this role. If they cannot agree, the Minister will step in and make a decision.

The Minister can choose one of the unitary authorities to be the administering authority, or they can tell some or all of the unitary authorities to set up their own Groups. If the Minister tells a unitary authority to do something, you know that the unitary authority must follow those instructions. If the unitary authorities in a Group want to change the administering authority, they need to ask the Minister for approval in writing.

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Part 2Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management
Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

23Establishment of administering authorities

  1. The administering authority for each Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is a regional council or unitary authority that is a member of the Group.

  2. If a unitary authority joins a Group that has a regional council as a member, the regional council must be the administering authority for that Group.

  3. If a Group has 2 or more unitary authorities as members, the respective unitary authorities must reach an agreement within 2 months of the date on which the Group is established appointing one of the unitary authorities as the administering authority for that Group.

  4. If the unitary authorities fail to reach an agreement, the Minister must—

  5. appoint one of the unitary authorities as the administering authority; or
    1. direct 1, some, or all of the unitary authorities to establish their own Groups.
      1. A unitary authority that is subject to a ministerial direction under subsection (4)(b) must comply with that direction.

      2. If a Group has 2 or more unitary authorities as members, the unitary authorities may change the administering authority for their Group only if the Minister approves, in writing, an application from the respective unitary authorities to change the administering authority for their Group.