If you are in charge of helping during an emergency, like a Recovery Manager or a police officer, you can stop people from using certain roads or public places. You can do this to prevent something bad from happening, or to limit the damage if something bad has already happened. You have the power to totally or partially close a road or public place to the public, and you can decide whether people can walk or drive there.

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94L: Entry on premises and places, or

"Emergency workers can enter properties to help people in danger or distress"

94N: Power to give directions, or

"People in charge can give you instructions to keep you safe during an emergency"

Part 5BPowers in relation to transition periods

94MClosing roads and public places

A Recovery Manager or constable may, in order to prevent, limit, or reduce the consequences of an emergency, totally or partially prohibit or restrict public access, with or without vehicles, to any road or public place.

Notes

Section 94M: inserted, at 9.59 pm on 29 November 2016, by section 27 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 88).