Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE COUNTER-DISASTER ORGANISATION ACT 1975

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   4.      Relationship with other laws
   5.      Limitation of operation
   6.      Definitions
   6A.     Meaning of "disaster"
   7.      Crown bound

   PART 2--ADMINISTRATION

   8.      Administration of Act
   9.      State counter-disaster organisation
   10.     Functions of organisation
   11.     Business of organisation
   12.     Central control group
   13.     State Emergency Service
   14.     Functions of State Emergency Service
   14A.    Appointment of authorised officers
   14B.    Powers of authorised officers
   15.     Powers and duties of director generally
   16.     Executive officer's functions
   17.     Committees
   18.     Declaration of regions
   20.     Disaster districts
   21.     Disaster district control groups
   22.     Delegations

   PART 3--DECLARATION OF STATE OF DISASTER

   23.     Power of disaster district coordinator to declare state of disaster
   24.     Power of Governor in Council to declare state of disaster
   25.     Powers upon declaration of state of disaster

   PART 4--POWERS AND DUTIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

   26.     Duties as to counter-disaster measures
   27.     Power to unite in contracts for counterdisaster purposes
   28.     Allocations to local governments
   28A.    Warning devices and lights on vehicles
   28B.    Exemption from tolls

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   29.     Protection from liability
   30.     Offences with respect to officers and other persons
   31.     Offences generally and penalty
   32.     Proceedings for offences
   33.     Offences by body corporate
   34.     Evidentiary provisions
   35.     Protection of employment rights
   36.     Insurance of volunteers
   37.     Approval of forms
   38.     Regulation-making power
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