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Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management - Group Controllers

26: Appointment of Group Controllers

You could also call this:

"Choosing a leader to be in charge during emergencies"

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When a group needs a leader for emergency management, they must choose a qualified person to be in charge. You need to know that this person is called the Group Controller and they are responsible for their area. The group must also choose someone to replace the Group Controller if they are away or cannot do their job.

The group can remove the Group Controller from their job or replace them at any time. If there is an emergency, the group can give someone else the power to replace the Group Controller. This power can be given to someone who is allowed to declare a state of emergency, as stated in section 25(1).

The group can also decide when this power can be used, so they can control what happens in an emergency. You should look at the rules to understand how the group makes these decisions.

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Part 2Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management
Group Controllers

26Appointment of Group Controllers

  1. A Civil Defence Emergency Management Group must appoint, either by name or by reference to the holder of an office, a suitably qualified and experienced person to be the Group Controller for its area.

  2. A Group must appoint, either by name or by reference to the holder of an office, at least 1 suitably qualified and experienced person to be the person or persons who are to perform the functions and duties and exercise the powers of the Group Controller on the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of Group Controller or the absence from duty of the Group Controller for any reason, for the duration of the vacancy or absence.

  3. A Group may, at any time, remove from office or replace a Group Controller appointed under subsection (1) or (2).

  4. A Group may—

  5. delegate the authority to replace the Group Controller during a state of emergency with a person appointed under subsection (2) to 1 or more of the representatives who are authorised under section 25(1) to declare a state of emergency for that group area; and
    1. impose limitations on the circumstances in which the authority delegated under paragraph (a) may be used.

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      • Section 26(3): amended, at 9.59 pm on , by section 14 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 88).