The Director can publish statements to help keep you safe during an emergency. This can include information about what is happening or what people need to do. The Director can also publish statements about whether people are doing what they are supposed to do according to this Act.

If the Director publishes a statement, it is protected by something called qualified privilege. This means that the Director has some protection if someone tries to take action against them because of what they said in the statement. You can think of qualified privilege like a shield that helps protect the Director when they are trying to share important information with you.

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Government and voting > Emergency management

73A: Application of temporary provisions in Part 3 of Schedule 3, or

"Temporary rules that used to apply in emergencies are no longer in use."

75: Power of Director to act on default by others, or

"The Director can take over a job if someone else doesn't do it on time."

Part 5Powers in relation to civil defence emergency management

74Statements by Director

The Director may, for the purpose of protecting the public, publish statements relating to any emergency, or to the performance or non-performance of any duty imposed on any person by or under this Act.
Every statement published under this section is protected by qualified privilege.