39Appointment of Emergency Management Co-ordinating Executive Group

1. An Emergency Management Committee must appoint and maintain an Emergency Management Co-ordinating Executive Group.

2. The membership of each Committee’s Co-ordinating Executive Group consists of—

3. the chief executive of each member of the Emergency Management Committee or a person acting on the chief executive's behalf; and
4. a senior Police employee who is assigned for the purpose by the Commissioner of Police; and
5. a senior employee, volunteer, or contractor of Fire and Emergency New Zealand who is assigned for the purpose by the board of Fire and Emergency New Zealand; and
6. the chief executive or a senior officer of an ambulance service operating in the area; and
7. the chief executive or a senior member of a provider of health and disability services operating in the area; and
8. 1 or more persons with local perspectives of Māori, Māori communities, and their interests and values, including mātauranga Māori (Māori traditional knowledge) and tikanga Māori (Māori protocol and culture), iwi, and hapū in the area; and
9. 1 or more persons with knowledge, experience, or expertise regarding the interests and needs of rural communities in the area; and
10. any other persons co-opted by the Emergency Management Committee.

11. In addition, an Emergency Management Committee must consider co-opting to the Co-ordinating Executive Group 1 or more persons who, in the opinion of the Committee, have knowledge of the interests of communities related to emergency management in the area that will assist the Co-ordinating Executive Group to fulfil its role under section 40.