Section 5Part —
Powers of the Director
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Where a disaster exists, the Director, subject to the direction and to consultation with the Management Council, shall have power to —
require public officers to respond and assist as directed;
requisition publicly owned vehicles, plant and equipment and determine their use and deployment; and
determine how publicly owned facilities shall be used, and for the purposes of this section “publicly owned” means owned by the Government or by a statutory body whose funds include monies appropriated by the Legislative Assembly.
In order to assist in both planning and response the Director may temporarily deploy staff from such other agencies as the Director sees fit, subject to consultation with the relevant Chief Officers.