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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

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

150: When transition period starts and expires

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"What happens when a state of emergency ends: the transition period"

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You will have a transition period when a state of emergency ends. This period starts when the state of emergency ends under section 116(1)(b) or 118(2), or when it is terminated under section 119. You can find out when it starts by looking at when the state of emergency ends. You can also have a transition period in other cases, which starts when it is declared. A national transition period usually lasts 90 days, unless it is extended or terminated earlier. A local transition period usually lasts 28 days, unless it is extended or terminated earlier.

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149: Local transition period may be concurrent with national emergency declarations, or

"A local transition period can happen at the same time as a national emergency."

151: Extending duration of transition period, or

"The Minister can extend the time for a national or local transition period if needed."

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

150When transition period starts and expires

A transition period for an area or a district or ward within an area in respect of which a state of emergency has been declared starts—
on the expiry of the state of emergency under section 116(1)(b) or 118(2), if the transition period is declared to come into force on the expiry of the state of emergency; or
on the termination of the state of emergency under section 119.

In any other case, a transition period comes into force at the time and on the date the transition period is declared.
A national transition period expires at the time and on the date that is 90 days after the national transition period comes into force, unless earlier extended or terminated.
A local transition period expires at the time and on the date that is 28 days after the local transition period comes into force, unless earlier extended or terminated.

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2002 No 33 s 94C