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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency management system planning - National emergency management plan

84: Review of national emergency management plan

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"The Minister checks and updates the national emergency plan every 5 years or when needed."

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The Minister will review the national emergency management plan. You will see the Minister do a full review every 5 years, which is called a five-yearly review. The Minister can also review the plan or part of it at any time. The Minister can make changes after reviewing the plan. You might see the Minister suggest changes to the plan or replace it with a new one. The Minister can also decide to keep the plan as it is. If the Minister reviews the plan at any time, it does not change when the next five-yearly review is due.

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83: Identification of lead agencies in national emergency management plan, or

"Who's in Charge During an Emergency?"

85: Requirements before recommendation to amend or replace, or decision to retain, national emergency management plan, or

"Checking the plan to keep people safe in emergencies before making changes"

Part 3Emergency management system planning
National emergency management plan

84Review of national emergency management plan

The Minister—
must review the national emergency management plan in full at least once every 5 years (a five-yearly review); and
may at any time review the plan or part of the plan.

As a result of a review under subsection (1), the Minister may—
recommend that the plan be amended; or
recommend that the plan be revoked and replaced; or
decide to retain the plan in its current form.

A review undertaken under subsection (1)(b) has no effect on the Minister’s obligation to undertake a five-yearly review.

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2002 No 33 s 46