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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Information, enforcement, compensation, appeals, and secondary legislation - Power to require information - Information for emergency management

170: Power to require information

You could also call this:

"People in charge can ask you for information to help in an emergency"

Illustration for Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

The proposed law says you might be asked to give information to certain people. These people include the Director-General and Emergency Management Committees. They can ask you for information if they think it's necessary for emergency management. You will only be asked for information that you already have and can give without too much trouble or expense. The people asking for information must tell you in writing what they need. If you don't think you should give the information, you can appeal to the District Court under section 207(1)(b). The proposed law applies to these people at all times, and to others during a state of emergency or transition period. This means the National Controller, Regional Controller, and District Controller can ask for information during a state of emergency. The National Recovery Manager, Regional Recovery Manager, and District Recovery Manager can also ask for information during a transition period.

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Part 5Information, enforcement, compensation, appeals, and secondary legislation
Power to require information: Information for emergency management

170Power to require information

  1. This section applies,—

  2. at all times, to—
    1. the Director-General or a person acting under the authority of the Director-General; and
      1. an Emergency Management Committee or a person acting under the authority of a Committee; and
      2. during a state of emergency, to the following persons:
        1. the National Controller:
          1. a Regional Controller:
            1. a District Controller; and
            2. during a transition period, to the following persons:
              1. the National Recovery Manager:
                1. a Regional Recovery Manager:
                  1. a District Recovery Manager.

                  2. A person to whom or a Committee to which this section applies (a designated person or Committee) may, by notice in writing, require any person to give them or it information that is,—

                  3. in the opinion of the designated person or Committee requiring the information, reasonably necessary for them or it to obtain in order to carry out emergency management; and
                    1. in the possession of the person who is asked to give the information; and
                      1. capable of being provided without unreasonable difficulty or expense.

                        1. The person may appeal to the District Court under section 207(1)(b).

                        Compare
                        • 2002 No 33 ss 76, 82(1), 94I