Australian Capital Territory
Emergencies (Commissioner Directions) Amendment Act 2012
A2012-12
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	Emergency services commissioner
New section 7 (2)	2
	5	Commissioner’s functions
Section 8 (1), new note	2
	6	New section 8A	3
	7	Delegation by commissioner
New section 12 (2)	3

Australian Capital Territory
Emergencies (Commissioner Directions) Amendment Act 2012
A2012-12

An Act to amend the Emergencies Act 2004

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Emergencies (Commissioner Directions) Amendment Act 2012.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Emergencies Act 2004.
4	Emergency services commissioner
New section 7 (2)
after the note, insert
	(2)	However, the director-general may appoint a person under subsection (1) only if the person has the management, professional and technical expertise to exercise the commissioner’s functions.
5	Commissioner’s functions
Section 8 (1), new note
insert
Note 2	The commissioner may direct a chief officer to undertake response or recovery operations in relation to an emergency (see s 8A).
6	New section 8A
insert
8A	Directions by commissioner in relation to emergencies
	(1)	This section applies to an emergency other than one for which an emergency controller is appointed.
Note	Pt 7.3 provides for the management of an emergency for which an emergency controller is appointed or a state of emergency declared.
	(2)	The commissioner may direct a chief officer to undertake response or recovery operations in relation to the emergency.
	(3)	The commissioner may not direct the chief officer to undertake an operation in a particular way.
7	Delegation by commissioner
New section 12 (2)
after the note, insert
	(2)	However, the commissioner may delegate the commissioner’s power under section 8A only to a chief officer. 

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 23 February 2012.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 4 April 2012.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Emergencies (Commissioner Directions) Amendment Bill 2012, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 22 March 2012. 

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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