15Powers of Director-General

1. The Director-General has all the powers that are reasonably necessary or expedient to enable the Director-General to perform the functions of the role, including the powers set out in subsections (2) to (4).

2. The Director-General may—

3. co-ordinate the use of specified resources (see subsection (6)) for the purposes of this Act, including in relation to the following matters:
   1. providing transport:
   2. removing endangered persons and casualties from any area affected by an emergency to areas of safety or to hospitals or other medical care providers:
   3. providing medical care and attention to casualties:
   4. relieving human distress and suffering:
   5. providing accommodation, food, care, and protection for persons:
   6. providing other services necessary to restore community services and provide for the welfare of the public; and
4. during a state of national emergency or national transition period, use the specified resources for the purposes of this Act, including in relation to the matters set out in paragraph (a).

5. The Director-General may,—

6. during a state of national emergency or national transition period, direct the performance or exercise of the functions, duties, and powers of Emergency Management Committees, Regional Controllers, District Controllers, Local Controllers, Regional Recovery Managers, District Recovery Managers, and Local Recovery Managers:
7. devise, promote, and carry out, or cause to be carried out, research and investigations into matters relating to emergency management:
8. issue or direct the issue of warnings and notifications:
9. co-ordinate the planning of emergency management between Emergency Management Committees:
10. give advice in relation to, and assist in, the planning, preparation, co-ordination, and carrying out of emergency management.

11. The Director-General may issue guidelines, codes, or technical standards to any person or organisation with responsibilities under this Act, including guidelines, codes, or technical standards for—

12. the establishment and operation of Emergency Management Committees and Emergency Management Co-ordinating Executive Groups:
13. the development of regional emergency management plans and operational plans for responding to, and recovery from, specific emergencies:
14. the development of strategic recovery planning for emergencies:
15. the development by the Crown, local authorities, emergency services, and essential infrastructure providers of plans required under this Act:
16. the operational role of Controllers, Recovery Managers, and other persons with responsibilities under this Act:
17. any other matters that the Director-General considers are—
    1. necessary; and
    2. consistent with the purposes of this Act.

18. See section 170, which authorises the Director-General to require information.

19. In this section, specified resources means any of the following:

20. personnel:
21. materials:
22. information:
23. services:
24. any other resources made available by public service agencies, Emergency Management Committees, emergency services, the New Zealand Defence Force (as provided under the Defence Act 1990), and other persons.