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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency management system planning - National emergency management plan

89: Minor amendments to national emergency management plan

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"The Governor-General can make small changes to the emergency plan without changing the whole plan."

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The Governor-General can make small changes to the national emergency management plan. You need to know that this can happen without reviewing the whole plan under section 84 if the Minister thinks the change is minor. The Minister decides if a change is minor. A minor change is one that does not affect people's rights or only has a small effect on what people must do. The Minister looks at how the change affects people's rights and what they must do. They make sure it is a small change. If the Governor-General makes an order to change the plan, it is called secondary legislation. You can find out more about secondary legislation in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. This explains how these changes are published.

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88: Targeted amendments to national emergency management plan, or

"The Governor-General can make small changes to the national emergency plan if the Minister recommends it."

90: Regional emergency management plans, or

"Emergency Plans for Each Region"

Part 3Emergency management system planning
National emergency management plan

89Minor amendments to national emergency management plan

A national emergency management plan may be amended by the Governor-General, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, without a review of the plan under section 84 if the Minister is satisfied that the amendment is a minor change.
A minor change to a plan is a change that—
will have no effect on, or is not likely to affect, the rights of any person; and
has no effect, or no more than a minor effect, on the obligations of any person.

An order made under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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