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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)
Emergency response and recovery: states of emergency and transition periods - Declaring transition periods - Exercise of powers in sections 145, 147, 151, and 153
144: When authorised persons may exercise certain powers in this subpart
"When can authorised people use special powers in an emergency?"
You can exercise certain powers if you are an authorised person. This happens when you are in charge of a specific area. You must be allowed to declare a local transition period in that area. You can use powers from sections 145, 147, 151, and 153 in that area. These powers are only for areas you are in charge of. You must follow the rules for your area.
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143: Extending location to which national transition period applies, or
"Extending the national transition period to more areas of New Zealand"
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145: Authorised person may declare local transition period, or
"Someone in charge can create a special time to help an area recover after an emergency."