Part 3 The Commissioner and other staff of the Service
9 Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and other staff
(1) A Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and such other staff as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act are to be employed under Chapter 2 of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to members of SES units.(3) The Commissioner may arrange for the use of the services of any staff (by secondment or otherwise) or facilities of a government department, an administrative office or a public or local authority.(4) For the purposes of this Act, a person whose services are made use of under this section is a member of the staff of the State Emergency Service.
9A Temporary assignment of staff to carry out work for Police and Emergency Services NSW
(1) A member of staff of the State Emergency Service may, with the concurrence of the Commissioner, be temporarily assigned by the Division Head of Police and Emergency Services NSW (the Department) to carry out work for the Department on a full-time or part-time basis.(2) The member’s employment as a member of staff of the Service (including the continuity of that employment) is not affected by the temporary assignment of the member to carry out work for the Department.(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the member, while carrying out that work for the Department:(a) continues to hold his or her position in the State Emergency Service, and(b) may continue to exercise the functions of that position, and(c) is taken to be carrying out that work as a member of staff of the State Emergency Service.(4) This section does not limit the provisions of this or any other Act or law relating to the transfer to the Department (by statutory order, secondment or otherwise) of members of staff of the State Emergency Service.
The Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and other members of the State Emergency Service are, in the exercise of their functions under this Act, subject to the control and direction of the Minister.
11 Commissioner responsible for administration of Service
(1) The Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the activities of the State Emergency Service.(2) The Commissioner, in connection with the exercise of his or her functions under this Act, may use the title “State controller” and the Deputy Commissioner may use the title “Deputy State controller”.
12 Planning and preparation by Commissioner
(1) The Commissioner is required to undertake such planning and make such preparations as the Commissioner thinks fit for the purpose of enabling the Commissioner’s functions under this Act to be exercised in the most effective manner.(2) The Commissioner may constitute committees to collate and assess information, or give advice or assistance to the Commissioner or any other person or agency, in relation to the functions of the State Emergency Service.(3) The Commissioner is to arrange for the collation, assessment and public dissemination of information relating to floods, storms and tsunamis.
The Commissioner may delegate to the Deputy Commissioner or any other member of the State Emergency Service or to an emergency officer the Commissioner’s functions under this Act, other than this power of delegation.
The Commissioner may divide the State into regions for the purposes of this Act.