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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency response and recovery: states of emergency and transition periods - Declaring states of emergency - Commencement, duration, extension, and termination

119: Terminating state of emergency

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"When a State of Emergency Ends"

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The Minister can declare that a state of national emergency is over. You will know a state of national emergency has ended when the Minister makes this declaration. The Minister or an authorised person can also declare that a state of local emergency is terminated. A state of local emergency can also end in other ways. If an authorised person declares a local transition period under section 145(2), the state of local emergency will end to the extent specified in accordance with section 145(6), if applicable. If the Minister declares a local transition period under section 146(2), the state of local emergency will end to the extent specified in accordance with section 146(4), if applicable. When a declaration is made under this section, it immediately ends the state of emergency. You can find more information about how a state of emergency can be terminated by looking at the declarations made by the Minister or an authorised person. The end of a state of emergency is an important event that affects everyone.

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118: Further provisions relating to extending state of emergency, or

"What happens when a state of emergency is extended"

120: Form and publication of declarations of states of emergency, extensions, and terminations, or

"How emergency declarations are made and shared with the public"

Part 4Emergency response and recovery: states of emergency and transition periods
Declaring states of emergency: Commencement, duration, extension, and termination

119Terminating state of emergency

The Minister may declare that a state of national emergency is terminated.
The Minister or an authorised person may declare that the state of local emergency is terminated.
A declaration made under this section ends the state of emergency when made.
In addition, a state of local emergency ends in the following circumstances:
if an authorised person declares a local transition period under section 145(2), to the extent specified in accordance with section 145(6) (if applicable):
if the Minister declares a local transition period under section 146(2), to the extent specified in accordance with section 146(4) (if applicable).

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