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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency management system role-holders - Regional role-holders - Emergency management functions and duties for offshore islands

46: Identification of offshore islands requiring emergency management

You could also call this:

"Which offshore islands need help during emergencies?"

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The Minister of Local Government will decide which offshore islands need emergency management. You will be able to find out which islands are chosen in the Gazette. The Minister will also assign an Emergency Management Committee to work with them on emergency management for each island. The Minister of Local Government is in charge of certain parts of New Zealand, called offshore islands, as stated in section 22 of the Local Government Act 2002. When the Minister makes a decision about offshore islands, it is called secondary legislation. You can find out more about what this means in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The Minister's decisions will be published in a special notice, so you can stay informed about what is happening with offshore islands and emergency management.

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45: Costs incurred by local authorities or water organisations in connection with emergency may be reimbursed or paid, or

"Local authorities and water organisations can get help with emergency costs"

47: Joint responsibility of Minister of Local Government and Emergency Management Committee for emergency management of offshore islands, or

"Minister and Committee work together to manage offshore island emergencies"

Part 2Emergency management system role-holders
Regional role-holders: Emergency management functions and duties for offshore islands

46Identification of offshore islands requiring emergency management

The Minister of Local Government must, by notice in the Gazette,—
identify every offshore island that the Minister of Local Government considers requires emergency management under this Act; and
for each island identified, assign an Emergency Management Committee to have joint responsibility with the Minister of Local Government for the island’s emergency management.

In this section and section 47, offshore island means a part of New Zealand for which the Minister of Local Government is the territorial authority in accordance with section 22 of the Local Government Act 2002.
A notice under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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