The Office for Emergency Services
The Office for Emergency Services was established in July 1995 following a review by the Office of the Council on the Cost to Government of the policy and legislative support arrangements for the Minister for Emergency Services.
Role of the Office for Emergency Services
The Office for Emergency Services provides:
- Strategic co-ordination, support and independent policy advice to the Minister for Emergency Services and portfolio agencies, including the New South Wales Fire Brigades, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service; and
- Executive and administrative support to the State Rescue Board and the State Emergency Management Committee.
Structure of the Office
The Office, which is administratively supported by the NSW Rural Fire Service, comprises three units:
- Policy Co-ordination Unit
- State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat
- State Rescue Board Secretariat
Policy Co-ordination Unit
The principal responsibilities of the Policy Co-ordination Unit are to provide high level policy and executive support to the Minister in respect to the emergency services portfolio, with particular emphasis on:
- policy analysis and the development and co-ordination of emergency service policy proposals;
- the review of all submissions/correspondence referred to the Minister for Emergency Services;
- legislative and parliamentary support; and
- advice on financial and capital resource planning and management of all agencies within the emergency services portfolio.
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