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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

48: Agreements regarding joint responsibility for offshore islands

You could also call this:

"Agreements for working together on emergency planning for offshore islands"

Illustration for Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

If an offshore island is identified, you will see the Minister of Local Government and the Emergency Management Committee make an agreement. This agreement will outline how they will work together to manage emergencies on the island, as stated in section 47(2). They must make this agreement within a reasonable time after the island is identified, as per section 46. You will notice the parties to the agreement review it every 5 years. They can also review it at any other time if they want to. After a review, they can change the agreement, get rid of it and make a new one, or keep it as it is. Before making an agreement or changing it, the parties must talk to iwi and hapū who have an interest in the island. However, if they want to make small changes that are not important, they can do this without talking to iwi and hapū. This is allowed under the rules, as long as the changes are minor or technical.

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

48Agreements regarding joint responsibility for offshore islands

  1. Within a reasonable time after an offshore island is identified by notice under section 46, the Minister of Local Government and the responsible Emergency Management Committee must enter into an agreement that sets out how the functions and duties specified in section 47(2) will be performed in relation to that offshore island.

  2. The parties to an agreement—

  3. must review the agreement in full at least once every 5 years; and
    1. may at any time review the agreement or part of it.

      1. Following a review under subsection (2), the parties may—

      2. amend the agreement; or
        1. revoke and replace the agreement; or
          1. decide to retain the agreement in its current form.

            1. The parties must consult iwi and hapū with an interest in the offshore island before—

            2. entering into an agreement; or
              1. taking an action under subsection (3) following a review under subsection (2)(a); or
                1. taking an action under subsection (3) that would alter the agreement following a review under subsection (2)(b).

                  1. The parties may agree to make minor or technical amendments to the agreement without consultation under subsection (4).