2015-06-23 I&S Agenda - Item 5 - Local Disaster Management Plan - Attachment 1

person who is a deputy/alternate member should have the necessary expertise and
experience to fulfil the role of member of the Local Group if required.

Secretariat for the Local Group
The Noosa Council CEO will provide nominated Council Officers to act as the secretariat for
the Local Group.
These officers will maintain watch for events or situations which may have the potential to be
a threat to the region and are a key point of contact between the region’s disaster
management agencies.
The secretariat will also provide day to day support to the group through provision of
strategic disaster management policy advice, meeting coordination and reporting
requirements (e.g. reports, minutes, contact lists) and monitoring of training requirements of
Local Group members.

1.11.4 Chair and Deputy Chair of the Local Groups
The Noosa Transfer Manager utilising the powers invested in him by the amendments to the
Local Government (De-amalgamation Implementation) Regulation 2013 appointed
councillors elect to the positions of Chair and Deputy Chair of the Noosa Local Disaster
Management Group on December 16th 2013.

Functions of the Chair of Local Group
Section 34A of The Act identifies that the Chairperson of a Local Group has the following
functions:
(a)   to manage and coordinate the business of the group;
(b)   to ensure, as far as practicable, that the group performs its functions;
(c)   to report regularly to the relevant district group, and the chief executive of the
      department, about the performance by the Local Group of its functions.

1.11.5 Local Disaster Coordinators
Noosa Local Disaster Coordinator
The Chair of the Noosa LDMG has appointed the Director Planning and Infrastructure as the
Noosa LDC and the Director Community Services as Deputy LDC.
The Chair of the Noosa LDMG has appointed the Director Planning and Infrastructure as the
Noosa Local Group’s member on the SCDDMG.

Functions of Local Disaster Coordinator
S36 of The Act states that the LDC has the following functions:

(a)   to coordinate disaster operations for the Local Group;
(b)   to report regularly to the Local Group about disaster operations;
(c)   to ensure, as far as practicable, that any strategic decisions of the Local Group about
      disaster operations are implemented.

Under the Deamalgamation Transfer Methodology all existing delegations of the continuing
council apply to the new Noosa Council until varied or revoked by the new council so the
Noosa LDC will also exercise the powers of the CEO during the activation of the Noosa
LDMP. (Reference p20 Deamalgamation Transfer Methodology v1)



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