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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency response and recovery: states of emergency and transition periods - Declaring transition periods - Declaring local transition period

146: Minister may declare local transition period if authorised person has not done so

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"The Minister can declare a special time to help an area recover after an emergency."

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If a state of emergency is declared in an area, or an emergency happens and no state of emergency is declared, you need to know what happens next. The Minister can declare a local transition period if one has not been declared under section 145(2) or (4) and they think it is needed. The Minister can declare a local transition period for the whole area or just part of it. If the Minister declares a local transition period for part of an area, they must say what happens to the state of emergency in the rest of the area. They must decide if the state of emergency stays in force or is terminated. This means you will know what is happening in your area during an emergency. The Minister has the power to make these decisions to help keep people safe during an emergency. You can find more information about how this works in the proposed Emergency Management Bill (No 2). The Minister's decisions will help ensure that emergencies are managed properly.

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Part 4Emergency response and recovery: states of emergency and transition periods
Declaring transition periods: Declaring local transition period

146Minister may declare local transition period if authorised person has not done so

  1. Subsection (2) applies if,—

  2. in respect of an area,—
    1. a state of emergency has been declared; or
      1. an emergency arises but no state of emergency has been declared for that area in respect of that emergency; and
      2. in respect of the whole or part of the area,—
        1. a local transition period has not been declared under section 145(2) or (4); and
          1. the Minister considers that a local transition period is required.

          2. The Minister may declare a local transition period for—

          3. that area; or
            1. 1 or more districts or wards within that area.

              1. Subsection (4) applies if, in respect of an area,—

              2. a state of emergency has been declared; and
                1. the Minister declares a local transition period under subsection (2)(b) for 1 or more districts or wards within the area.

                  1. The Minister must, in the declaration, specify, in respect of the remaining districts or wards within the area, whether the state of emergency—

                  2. remains in force; or
                    1. is terminated.

                      Compare
                      • 2002 No 33 s 94B(1)–(3), (9), (10)