194Who is liable to pay compensation for loss or damage to personal property while performing emergency management

1. This section sets out who is liable to pay compensation due under section 193.

2. The compensation is payable by the Crown, out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose, if the person entitled to the payment—

3. was, at the time of the loss or damage, carrying out emergency management under the control of any of the following:
   1. the Director-General or a person acting under the authority of the Director-General:
   2. the National Controller:
   3. the National Recovery Manager; or
4. is a person or a member of a class of persons to whom the Minister has determined section 193 applies.

5. The compensation is payable by the responsible Emergency Management Committee if the person entitled to the payment was, at the time of the loss or damage, carrying out emergency management under the control of any of the following:

6. the Committee:
7. a Regional Controller appointed by—
   1. the Committee, if it is a multi-member Emergency Management Committee; or
   2. the chief executive of the relevant unitary authority if the Committee is a unitary authority Emergency Management Committee:
8. a Regional Recovery Manager appointed by—
   1. the Committee, if it is a multi-member Emergency Management Committee; or
   2. the chief executive of the relevant unitary authority if the Committee is a unitary authority Emergency Management Committee:
9. a Local Controller:
10. a Local Recovery Manager.

11. The compensation is payable by the responsible territorial authority if the person entitled to the payment was, at the time of the loss or damage, carrying out emergency management under the control of either of the following:

12. a District Controller:
13. a District Recovery Manager.