State Emergency Service Regulations 1987 (SA)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE REGULATIONS, 1987

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS

Preliminary regs. 1—3

Registration of S.E.S. Units

regs. 4—6

Identity cards for members

regs. 7—9

Emergency officers

regs. 10—14

Emergencies

reg. 15

SCHEDULE 1

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF AN S.E.S. UNIT

SCHEDULE 2

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

SCHEDULE 3

CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY FOR MEMBER OF S.E.S. UNIT

SCHEDULE 4

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY OFFICER

REGULATIONS UNDER THE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT, 1987

State Emergency Service Regulations, 1987

being

No. 300 of 1987: Gaz. 23 December 1987, p. 19721

1 Came into operation 1 January 1988: reg. 2.

Preliminary

1. These regulations may be cited as the State Emergency Service Regulations, 1987.

2. These regulations will come into operation on 1 January, 1988.

3. In these regulations—

"the Act" means the State Emergency Service Act, 1987:

"local controller", in relation to an S.E.S. unit, means the person for the time being holding,

or acting in the office of local controller of the unit.

Registration of S.E.S. Units

4. (1) An application by an organization for registration as an S.E.S. unit—

(a)	must be in the form contained in Schedule 1;
(b)	must contain the information specified in the application form;
and
(c)	must be accompanied by a copy of the constitution of the organisation and a list of its members.

(2) On registration of an S.E.S. unit, the director will issue the unit with a certificate of registration in the form contained in Schedule 2.

5. An S.E.S. unit must—

(a)	maintain a list of its members containing their names, addresses, identity certificate numbers, dates of birth and dates of joining the unit;
and
(b)	forward to the Director details of any changes to the list.

6. The prescribed fee for inspection at the Director’s office of the constitution and membership list of an S.E.S. unit is $5.00.

Identity cards for members

7. (1) The Director will issue each member of an S.E.S. unit with a certificate of identity in the form contained in Schedule 3.

(2) A certificate of identity is valid until—

(a)	the holder ceases to be a member of the unit;
or
(b)	the expiration of three years from the date of its issue,

whichever first occurs.

8. A member of an S.E.S. unit must, at the request of any person, produce for the inspection of that person his or her certificate of identity.

Penalty: $200.

9. A person must, on ceasing to be a member of an S.E.S. unit, forthwith—

(a)	surrender to the Director or a person nominated by the Director his or her certificate of identity;
and
(b)	surrender to the local controller all other insignia, equipment or apparel issues to him or her by the unit.

Penalty: $200.

Emergency officers

10. The Director will issue each emergency officer with a certificate of authority in the form contained in Schedule 4.

11. An emergency officer must, at the request of a person in respect of whom, or in respect of whose property, the officer is exercising any powers, produce for the inspection of that person his or her certificate of authority.

Penalty: $200.

12. A person must not falsely represent that he or she is an emergency officer.

Penalty: $500.

13. A person who is not an emergency officer must not, without lawful authority, wear any insignia or special apparel issued to emergency officers in circumstances where to do so would lead to a reasonable belief that he or she was an emergency officer.

Penalty: $500.

14. A person whose appointment as an emergency officer expires or is revoked or suspended must forthwith surrender his or her certificate of authority to the Director or a person nominated by the Director.

Penalty: $200.

Emergencies

15. A member of an S.E.S. unit (other than the local controller) who is an emergency officer is, while exercising any powers under the Act, subject to the control and direction of the local controller of the unit.

SCHEDULE 1

State Emergency Service Act, 1987

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF AN S.E.S. UNIT

Pursuant to section 9 of the State Emergency Service Act, 1987, application is made to register the following organization as an S.E.S. unit:

1. NAME OF ORGANISATION .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .

2. ADDRESS OF HEADQUARTERS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tel. No.. .. .. .. .. . .

3.      NAME OF LOCAL CONTROLLER. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

ADDRESS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tel. No.. .. .. .. .. .. .

4. NAME OF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

ADDRESS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tel. No.. .. .. .. .. .. .

5. Location of operations control centre(s) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Tel. No.. .. .. .. .. .. . .

6.      A copy of the organization’s constitution and membership list are attached.

Signed on behalf of the applicant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Local Controller

organization by: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Administration Officer

Date .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .

This application for registration is recommended by the *Council of. .. .. .. .. .. .. . /*Outback Areas Community Development Trust.

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . *Chief Executive Officer

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. *Mayor/Chairman

Date .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .

*Delete whichever does not apply

SCHEDULE 2

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

I certify that—

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

an organization formed for the purpose of handling certain emergency situations, was this day registered

pursuant to section 9 of the State Emergency Service Act, 1987, as an S.E.S. unit under the name. .. .. .. . .

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

The registered number of the unit is .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .

Dated this. .. .. .. .. .. .. day of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19. .. .. .

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

Director, State Emergency Service

SCHEDULE 3

[Schedule appears in Gaz. 23 December 1987, p. 1972]

SCHEDULE 4

State Emergency Service Act, 1987

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY OFFICER

I certify that .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

is an emergency officer under the State Emergency Service Act, 1987.

Dated this. .. .. .. .. .. .. day of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 19. .. . .

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

Director, State Emergency Service