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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency response and recovery: states of emergency and transition periods

107: Interpretation of this Part

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"What words mean in this part of the Emergency Management Bill"

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When you read this part of the proposed Emergency Management Bill, you need to know what some words mean. The Director-General can be the Director-General themselves or someone acting on their behalf. This also applies to other roles like the District Controller and the National Recovery Manager. You will see that many roles have the same rule, they can be the actual person or someone acting under their authority. This includes the Emergency Management Committee, Local Controller, and Regional Recovery Manager. These people can make decisions and take actions as if they were the actual role holder. This helps you understand who can do what in an emergency situation, according to the proposed bill.

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106: Changes to sector response plan, or

"The boss can change emergency plans at any time, but must talk to important service providers first."

108: Interpretation of this subpart, or

"What 'authorised person' means in this part of the law"

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

107Interpretation of this Part

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Director-General includes any person acting under the authority of the Director-General
District Controller includes any person acting under the authority of a District Controller
District Recovery Manager includes any person acting under the authority of a District Recovery Manager
Emergency Management Committee or Committee includes any person acting under the authority of the Committee
Local Controller includes any person acting under the authority of a Local Controller
Local Recovery Manager includes any person acting under the authority of a Local Recovery Manager
National Controller includes any person acting under the authority of the National Controller
National Recovery Manager includes any person acting under the authority of the National Recovery Manager
Regional Controller includes any person acting under the authority of a Regional Controller
Regional Recovery Manager includes any person acting under the authority of a Regional Recovery Manager.