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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency management system role-holders - National role-holders - Director-General of Emergency Management

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

You could also call this:

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

Illustration for Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

The Director-General of Emergency Management has to follow the national emergency management strategy when doing their job. This strategy is made under section 77. You can find more about this in the section 77 part of the law.

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Part 2Emergency management system role-holders
National role-holders: Director-General of Emergency Management

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

  1. In performing or exercising the functions, duties, and powers of the Director-General under this Act, the Director-General must act consistently with the national emergency management strategy made under section 77.

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  • 2002 No 33 s 37(2)