The functions of the Authority under this Part are ¾

(a) to manage the provision of emergency services in relation to natural disasters;

(b) to provide for the carrying out of search and rescue operations;

(c) to promote the safety of life and property from natural disasters, accidents and other events that may require search and rescue operations to be carried out;

(d) to provide for the carrying out of assistance operations; and

(e) to have general responsibility for all SES Units.

[Section 18A inserted by No. 38 of 2002 s. 11.]