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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency management system planning - Local and sector plans - Regional emergency management planning standards

102: Amendments to regional emergency management planning standards

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"Changes to Emergency Plans: When and How the Minister Can Make Them"

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If the Minister changes the regional emergency management planning standards under section 100, this section applies. You need to know the Minister does not have to follow the usual process in section 101 if they are making changes for certain reasons. The Minister can make changes to align with a New Zealand Standard, or to fulfil international obligations, among other reasons. The Minister must think about whether they should follow the usual process before making changes for these reasons. They must also publish their reasons for making the changes on a website that the public can access. This helps you understand why the changes were made. The Minister can make minor changes or correct errors without following the usual process. They can also make changes to remove parts of the standards that are no longer needed due to changes in legislation. You can find more information about New Zealand Standards in section 4 of the Standards and Accreditation Act 2015.

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Local and sector plans: Regional emergency management planning standards

102Amendments to regional emergency management planning standards

  1. This section applies if the Minister issues under section 100 amendments to regional emergency management planning standards.

  2. The Minister does not need to follow the process referred to in section 101 if the Minister is recommending the making of an amendment for one of the following reasons:

  3. to align with a New Zealand Standard within the meaning of section 4 of the Standards and Accreditation Act 2015:
    1. to fulfil New Zealand’s obligations under any international convention, protocol, or agreement to which New Zealand is a party:
      1. to extend the time frame for the implementation of any part of a national environmental standard:
        1. to remove provisions in a regional emergency management planning standard that are no longer required as a consequence of changes to legislation:
          1. to make changes that are no more than minor in effect, to correct errors, or to make similar technical alterations.

            1. The Minister must,—

            2. before recommending an amendment for a reason specified in subsection (2), consider whether it is more appropriate to follow the process referred to in section 101 to make the amendment; and
              1. as soon as is reasonably practicable after making an amendment, publish their reasons for the amendment on an internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Director-General to which the public has free access.