Justice Representative Counsel from the Department of Justice, Public Safety Canada, Legal Services Unit, supports management by providing advice on legal issues. The Legal Services Unit from the primary departments, from the supporting departments, and from the Department of Justice provides additional support or advice as required during a potential or actual emergency. 2.4.3 Director General, Communications The Director General of Public Safety Canada Communications assumes the role of Public Communications Officer. The Public Communications Officer provides public communications advice as part of the management team, coordinates the integration of public communications within each of the primary functions, and provides leadership to the Government of Canada public communications community. 2.4.4 Primary Departmental Representatives Primary departmental representatives form part of the management team. They provide input on the support needs of their home institution in response to an incident. Primary departmental representatives are assigned by a primary department and are delegated authority to make decisions affecting that institution's participation in the response activities, following appropriate consultation with the leadership of their home institution. 2.4.5 Directors of Primary Functions The Director General, Operations Directorate is responsible for the management function, while four Directors from the Operations Directorate (Operations/Plans and Logistics/Situational Awareness-Risk Assessment/Finance and Administration) are responsible for the other primary functions. Each Director is a FERMS expert. The Directors guide departmental representatives through the process. 2.5 Government Operations Centre Public Safety Canada houses the Government Operations Centre. It is the principal location from which Subject Matter Experts and Federal Liaison Officers from