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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Emergencies, fire control, industry brigades, water supply, and evacuation schemes - Operational functions, duties, and powers - Functions, duties, and powers in emergencies

40: Emergency that does not involve fire or hazardous substance

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"Help in Emergencies Not Involving Fire or Hazardous Substances"

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If you are in an emergency that does not involve fire or a hazardous substance, the person in charge can take action to help. They can stabilise or make safe any other substance that is causing an emergency. They can also take action to save lives and property that are in danger. The person in charge can tell you to stop doing something that might be making the emergency worse, or ask you to do something to prevent the emergency from getting worse. They can also tell you to leave the area or not to enter it.

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Part 2Emergencies, fire control, industry brigades, water supply, and evacuation schemes
Operational functions, duties, and powers: Functions, duties, and powers in emergencies

40Emergency that does not involve fire or hazardous substance

  1. If an emergency occurs that does not involve fire or a hazardous substance, the authorised person responding to the emergency may do 1 or more of the following:

  2. stabilise or render safe any other substance emergency:
    1. take whatever action is necessary to save lives and property in danger:
      1. direct any person to stop any activity that may contribute to the emergency:
        1. request any person, either orally or in writing, to take any action to prevent or limit the extent of the emergency:
          1. direct any person to leave any place near the emergency:
            1. direct any person to refrain from entering the vicinity of the emergency.

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