Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

Schedule 1 - Listed entities  

Note:

See sections 6 and 8 .

12A  

12A   National Emergency Management Agency  
For the purposes of the finance law:

(a)    the following group of persons is a listed entity:

(i) the person occupying, or performing the duties of, the office known as the Coordinator-General of the National Emergency Management Agency;

(ii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Coordinator-General; and

(b)    the listed entity is to be known as the National Emergency Management Agency; and

(c)    the Coordinator-General is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

(d)    the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and

(e)    the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

(i) to develop, lead and coordinate the Commonwealth ' s all-hazard approach to emergency management, including by supporting activities relating to preparedness, response, relief, recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and resilience for emergencies and disasters;

(ii) to provide national leadership and strategic coordination for emergency and disaster preparedness, response, relief, recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and resilience across all levels of government and non-government sectors;

(iii) to design, oversee and where relevant administer funding programs related to emergency and disaster preparedness, response, relief, recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and resilience;

(iv) to lead national implementation of the Commonwealth ' s international and national disaster risk reduction obligations;

(v) to undertake other relevant tasks as the responsible Minister for the entity may require from time to time.