Order regarding volunteers taking part in emergency operations (2018-789) (NSW)

New South Wales

Order regarding volunteers taking part in emergency operations

under the

State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989

I, Mark Smethurst, Commissioner of the State Emergency Service, in pursuance of section 60D of the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989, do, by this my Order, direct that the provisions of Part 3A of that Act apply to emergency operations carried out by the following persons in connection with the emergency caused by storms in the State:

(a)	all volunteer rural fire fighters within the meaning of the Rural Fires Act 1997,
(b)	all volunteer emergency workers from the State Emergency Service and any NSW Volunteer Rescue Association unit taking part in emergency operations in response to those storms.

This Order remains in force for 48 hours from 11.30am on 23 December 2018 (unless sooner revoked).

Dated, this 22nd day of December 2018.

MARK SMETHURST
Commissioner

State Emergency Service

Published LW 22 December 2018 (2018 No 789)