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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency management system role-holders - National role-holders - Emergency management powers

17: Statements by Director-General

You could also call this:

"The Director-General's emergency messages to the public"

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The Director-General can publish statements to protect the public. You might see statements about emergencies or what people must do under this proposed law. A statement published under this section has qualified privilege, which is a special protection.

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Topics:

Government and voting > Emergency managementHealth and wellbeing > Public health

16: Director-General must act consistently with national emergency management strategy, or

"The boss of emergency management must follow the national plan."

18: Power of Director-General to act on default by others, or

"Director-General steps in if someone doesn't do their emergency job"

Part 2Emergency management system role-holders
National role-holders: Emergency management powers

17Statements by Director-General

The Director-General may, for the purpose of protecting the public, publish statements relating to—
any emergency; or
the performance or non-performance of any duty imposed on any person by or under this Act.

A statement published under this section is protected by qualified privilege.

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2002 No 33 s 74