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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

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

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

Illustration for Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

If a state of emergency is declared, you will know when and where it applies. The declaration must include the time and date it is made and the areas affected. It must also follow the rules about what it should look like and how it should be written. You will be told about the declaration as soon as possible through various means of communication. The declaration will also be published in the Gazette and on a website. This website will be maintained by either the Director-General or the responsible Emergency Management Committee, depending on who made the declaration. The person making the declaration can include any other information they think is relevant. They must notify the public immediately and publish the declaration as soon as possible.

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Declaring states of emergency: Commencement, duration, extension, and termination

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

  1. A declaration under this subpart must—

  2. specify the time and date on which it is made; and
    1. specify the areas, districts, or wards to which it applies; and
      1. otherwise be in the form and manner prescribed in the rules.

        1. The declaration may include any additional information that the person making the declaration considers relevant.

        2. A person who makes a declaration under this subpart must—

        3. immediately notify the public of the declaration by any means of communication that are reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and
          1. as soon as is reasonably practicable, publish the declaration—
            1. in the Gazette; and
              1. on an internet site maintained by or on behalf of—
                1. the Director-General, if the Minister made the declaration; or
                  1. the responsible Emergency Management Committee, if an authorised person made the declaration.

                Compare
                • 2002 No 33 s 73