Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management - Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

14: Membership rules for territorial authorities

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"How local councils work together to prepare for emergencies"

If you are a territorial authority and your district is completely inside a regional council's area, you must be part of the same Civil Defence Emergency Management Group as the regional council. You will work together to prepare for and respond to emergencies. This rule helps make sure everyone is working together to keep people safe.

If your district is in the area of two or more regional councils, you need to choose which Civil Defence Emergency Management Group to join. You must talk to the relevant regional councils before making your decision, and you can only join one group. Once you make your decision, you cannot change your mind.

If you do not make a decision within two months of the group being established, the Minister will tell you which group to join. If the Minister gives you a direction, you must follow it and join the group they choose.

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Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

14Membership rules for territorial authorities

  1. A territorial authority whose district is completely within the area of a regional council must be a member of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group of which the regional council is a member.

  2. Each territorial authority whose district is in the area of 2 or more regional councils must, after consulting with the relevant regional councils, join any one, but only 1, of the Groups of which the relevant regional councils are members.

  3. A territorial authority's decision to join a particular Group under subsection (2) is irrevocable, and must be made within 2 months of the establishment of the particular Group.

  4. If a territorial authority's decision under subsection (2) is not made before the expiry of the time limit in subsection (3), the Minister must direct the territorial authority to join one of the relevant Groups.

  5. A territorial authority that is subject to a ministerial direction under subsection (4) must comply with that direction.