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Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Civil defence emergency management planning and civil defence emergency management duties - National civil defence emergency management strategy

32: Procedure for completing national civil defence emergency management strategy

You could also call this:

"How the Minister completes the national emergency plan"

The Minister has to do some things before they can finish the national civil defence emergency management strategy. You need to know that the Minister must tell the public about the proposed strategy by publishing a notice in the Gazette and in daily newspapers. The Minister must also give people time to make submissions on the proposal and consult with people they think are appropriate.

The Minister will decide how much time people have to make submissions and this will be stated in the notice. After the Minister has finished the strategy, they can sign it and then they must give a copy of the strategy to the House of Representatives as soon as possible.

The Minister has to follow these steps to make sure the national civil defence emergency management strategy is completed properly.

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Part 3Civil defence emergency management planning and civil defence emergency management duties
National civil defence emergency management strategy

32Procedure for completing national civil defence emergency management strategy

  1. Before completing the national civil defence emergency management strategy, the Minister must—

  2. publicly notify the proposed strategy by—
    1. publishing a notice in the Gazette; and
      1. publishing a notice in 1 or more daily newspapers circulating in the major metropolitan areas; and
        1. giving any other notification that the Minister considers appropriate having regard to the persons likely to have an interest in the proposal; and
        2. give interested persons a reasonable time, which must be specified in the notice published under paragraph (a), to make submissions on the proposal; and
          1. consult any persons that the Minister in each case considers appropriate.

            1. The Minister may sign the completed national civil defence emergency management strategy and, as soon as possible after signing the strategy, must,—

              1. present a copy of the strategy to the House of Representatives.

                Notes
                • Section 32(2)(a): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).