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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2016

                      Western Australia


Emergency Management Amendment Bill 2016

                           Contents

  1.    Short title                                                2
  2.    Commencement                                               2
  3.    Act amended                                                2
  4.    Section 3 amended                                          2
  5.    Sections 4 to 6 replaced                                   4
        4.       Emergency management agencies                4
  6.    Part 2A inserted                                           4
        Part 2A -- Hazards and hazard management
               agencies
        10A.     Term used: hazard                            4
        10B.     Minister or State Emergency Coordinator
                 may make hazard declaration                  5
        10C.     Variation or revocation of hazard
                 declaration                                  7
        10D.     Hazard management agencies                   7
        10E.     Delegation by hazard management
                 agency                                       9
  7.    Section 13 amended                                         9
  8.    Section 14 amended                                        10
  9.    Section 16 amended                                        10
  10.   Section 21 amended                                        11
  11.   Section 26 amended                                        11
  12.   Section 30 amended                                        12
  13.   Section 32 amended                                        12
  14.   Section 35 amended                                        12
  15.   Section 41 amended                                        13
  16.   Part 3 Division 3 heading replaced                        14
        Division 3 -- Powers of local government relating to
               cyclone area
  17.   Section 45 amended                                        14
  18.   Section 46 amended                                        14
  19.   Section 47 amended                                        15


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      20.   Part 4 heading replaced                                 15
            Part 4 -- Emergency situation
      21.   Section 50 amended                                      15
      22.   Section 72 amended                                      17
      23.   Part 6 Division 3A inserted                             18
            Division 3A -- Powers exercisable before emergency
                   situation or state of emergency is declared
            76B.       Powers of emergency management
                       officers before emergency situation or
                       state of emergency is declared          18
      24.   Section 76 amended                                      20
      25.   Section 85 amended                                      21
      26.   Section 86 amended                                      21
      27.   Section 88 amended                                      21
      28.   Section 89 replaced                                     22
            89.      False or misleading information           22
      29.   Section 99 amended                                      22
      30.   Section 100 amended                                     22
      31.   Section 104 replaced                                    23
            104.     Transitional provision: local emergency
                     management plans                          23
      32.   Schedule 1 deleted                                      23
      33.   Other provisions amended                                24




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                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

              (As amended during consideration in detail)

 Emergency Management Amendment Bill 2016

                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the Emergency Management Act 2005.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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1    1.         Short title
2               This is the Emergency Management Amendment Act 2016.

3    2.         Commencement
4               This Act comes into operation as follows --
5                (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
6                      receives the Royal Assent;
7                (b) the rest of the Act -- on a day fixed by proclamation,
8                      and different days may be fixed for different provisions.

9    3.         Act amended
10              This Act amends the Emergency Management Act 2005.

11   4.         Section 3 amended
12        (1)   In section 3 delete the definitions of:
13              combat agency
14              emergency management agency
15              hazard
16              hazard management agency
17              support organisation
18        (2)   In section 3 insert in alphabetical order:
19

20                    emergency management agency means --
21                      (a) a hazard management agency; or
22                      (b) a public authority, or other person, prescribed
23                             under section 4(1);
24                    emergency management aspect means an aspect of
25                    emergency management described in paragraph (a),
26                    (b), (c) or (d) of the definition of emergency
27                    management;


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1               emergency management officer has the meaning given
2               in section 76B(1);
3               essential services means the services prescribed by the
4               regulations for the purposes of this definition;
5               hazard has the meaning given in section 10A;
6               hazard declaration means a declaration made under
7               section 10B(1);
8               hazard management agency means a hazard
9               management agency prescribed under section 10D(1)
10              or appointed under section 10D(2);
11              local emergency management plan has the meaning
12              given in section 41(1);
13              response has the meaning given in paragraph (c) of the
14              definition of emergency management;
15              terrorist act has the meaning given in The Criminal
16              Code section 100.1 set out in the Schedule to the
17              Criminal Code Act 1995 (Commonwealth);
18

19   (3)   In section 3 in the definition of emergency management delete
20         "the management of the adverse effects of an emergency
21         including --" and insert:
22

23         all aspects of managing the adverse effects of an emergency,
24         namely --
25

26   (4)   In section 3:
27           (a) in the definition of emergency management after each
28                 of paragraphs (a) and (b) and in the definition of
29                 personal details after each of paragraphs (a) and (b)
30                 insert:
31

32                and
33


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1                  (b)    in the definition of public authority after each of
2                         paragraphs (a) to (d) insert:
3

4                         or
5

6    5.          Sections 4 to 6 replaced
7                Delete sections 4 to 6 and insert:
8


9           4.           Emergency management agencies
10               (1)     A public authority, or other person, may be prescribed
11                       by the regulations to be an emergency management
12                       agency responsible for an activity prescribed by the
13                       regulations that relates to emergency management (a
14                       prescribed emergency activity).
15               (2)     A public authority or person can be prescribed as an
16                       emergency management agency responsible for a
17                       prescribed emergency activity if, because of their
18                       functions under any written law or specialised
19                       knowledge, expertise or resources, the authority or
20                       person is responsible for performing the prescribed
21                       emergency activity.
22

23   6.          Part 2A inserted
24               After section 9 insert:
25


26               Part 2A -- Hazards and hazard management
27                               agencies
28          10A.         Term used: hazard
29                       For the purposes of this Act, a hazard is --
30                        (a) a cyclone, earthquake, flood, storm or tsunami;
31                               or

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1             (b)    a fire; or
2             (c)    a road, rail or air crash; or
3             (d)    a plague or an epidemic; or
4             (e)    a disruption to essential services; or
5              (f)   a terrorist act or an action, or threat of action,
6                    that is reasonably suspected to be a terrorist act;
7                    or
8             (g)    the presence, or reasonably suspected presence,
9                    of an animal or plant pest or an animal or plant
10                   disease; or
11            (h)    an actual, imminent or reasonably suspected
12                   spillage, release or escape of a hazardous
13                   substance; or
14             (i)   an event, situation or condition that is
15                   prescribed by the regulations that is capable of
16                   causing or resulting in --
17                      (i) loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or
18                            harm to the health, of persons or
19                            animals; or
20                     (ii) destruction of, or damage to, property or
21                            any part of the environment;
22                   or
23             (j)   if a hazard declaration is in force under
24                   section 10B -- the hazard that is the subject of
25                   the declaration.

26   10B.    Minister or State Emergency Coordinator may
27           make hazard declaration
28     (1)   The Minister or the State Emergency Coordinator may
29           declare that a particular occurrence or imminent
30           occurrence of an event, situation or condition is a
31           hazard for the purposes of this Act.



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1             (2)   A hazard declaration can only be made if the Minister
2                   or the State Emergency Coordinator, as the case
3                   requires, is satisfied that --
4                     (a) the event, situation or condition is not referred
5                           to in section 10A(a) to (h) or prescribed by
6                           regulations made for the purposes of
7                           section 10A(i); and
8                     (b) the event, situation or condition is capable of
9                           causing or resulting in --
10                             (i) loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or
11                                   harm to the health, of persons or
12                                   animals; or
13                            (ii) destruction of, or damage to, property or
14                                   any part of the environment;
15                          and
16                    (c) the occurrence or imminent occurrence of the
17                          event, situation or condition is of such a nature
18                          or magnitude that it requires a significant and
19                          coordinated response.
20            (3)   A hazard declaration may be made orally or in writing
21                  but if made orally must be put in writing as soon as is
22                  practicable.
23            (4)   A hazard declaration is to include --
24                   (a) a description of the occurrence or imminent
25                         occurrence of an event, situation or condition
26                         that is declared to be a hazard; and
27                   (b) the time when, and date on which, it is made.
28            (5)   A hazard declaration has effect on and from the time it
29                  is made.
30            (6)   A hazard declaration must be --
31                   (a) published for general information as soon as is
32                         practicable after the declaration is made in any


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1                   manner that the Minister or the State
2                   Emergency Coordinator, as the case requires,
3                   considers to be appropriate having regard to the
4                   circumstances and what is practicable; and
5             (b)   published in the Gazette as soon as is
6                   practicable after the declaration is made.
7      (7)   The making of a hazard declaration does not prevent
8            the making of further hazard declarations in relation to
9            the same or a different event, situation or condition.

10   10C.    Variation or revocation of hazard declaration
11     (1)   The Minister may, in writing, vary or revoke a hazard
12           declaration made by the Minister.
13     (2)   The State Emergency Coordinator may, in writing,
14           vary or revoke a hazard declaration made by the State
15           Emergency Coordinator.
16     (3)   An instrument of variation or revocation under
17           subsection (1) or (2) must be published in the Gazette
18           as soon as is practicable after it is made.

19   10D.    Hazard management agencies
20     (1)   A public authority, or other person, may be prescribed
21           by the regulations to be --
22             (a) a hazard management agency for emergency
23                   management of a hazard; or
24            (b) a hazard management agency for one or more
25                   emergency management aspects of a hazard.
26     (2)   The State Emergency Coordinator may, in writing,
27           appoint a public authority, or other person, to be a
28           hazard management agency for either or both of the
29           following emergency management aspects of a hazard
30           referred to in section 10A(j) --
31             (a) response;

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1                    (b)    recovery.
2             (3)   Regulations under subsection (1) or an instrument of
3                   appointment under subsection (2) must specify the
4                   whole of the State, or an area of the State, as the area
5                   for which the public authority or person is a hazard
6                   management agency.
7             (4)   A public authority or person can be prescribed as a
8                   hazard management agency under subsection (1) if,
9                   because of their functions under any written law or
10                  specialised knowledge, expertise or resources, the
11                  authority or person is responsible for emergency
12                  management of the hazard, or the relevant emergency
13                  management aspect of the hazard, in the relevant area.
14            (5)   If the hazard management agency is not an individual
15                  or a body corporate, the regulations or instrument of
16                  appointment must designate --
17                    (a) one or more persons who are authorised to act
18                          in the name of the hazard management agency
19                          for the purposes of sections 50 and 53; and
20                    (b) one or more persons who are authorised to act
21                          in the name of the hazard management agency
22                          for the purposes of authorising persons to act as
23                          hazard management officers under section 55.
24            (6)   In sections 50, 53 and 55 a reference to a hazard
25                  management agency is to be taken to include a
26                  reference to a person who is designated to act in the
27                  name of a hazard management agency under
28                  subsection (5) for the purposes of that section.
29            (7)   The State Emergency Coordinator may, in writing,
30                  vary or revoke an appointment under subsection (2).




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1           10E.       Delegation by hazard management agency
2                (1)   A hazard management agency, with the approval of the
3                      State Emergency Coordinator, may delegate to an
4                      officer or employee of the agency any power or duty of
5                      the hazard management agency under any or all of
6                      sections 50, 53 and 55.
7                (2)   The delegation is to be in writing.
8                (3)   A delegate exercising or performing a power or duty
9                      that has been delegated under this section is to be taken
10                     to do so in accordance with the terms of the delegation
11                     unless the contrary is shown.
12               (4)   Nothing in this section limits the ability of a hazard
13                     management agency to act through an officer or person
14                     representing the agency.
15


16   7.          Section 13 amended
17        (1)    Delete section 13(3) and insert:
18

19               (3)   The Minister must ensure that each member of the
20                     SEMC has expertise or experience that, in the
21                     Minister's opinion, is relevant to the functions of the
22                     SEMC.
23              (4A)   A member of the SEMC is to be paid the remuneration
24                     and allowances (if any) determined in his or her case
25                     by the Minister on the recommendation of the Public
26                     Sector Commissioner.
27

28        (2)    In section 13(2) after each of paragraphs (a) to (c) insert:
29

30               and
31



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1    8.        Section 14 amended
2              After section 14(e) insert:
3

4                     (fa)   to carry out, and report to the Minister on, a
5                            review of the extent to which any
6                            recommendations made as the result of an
7                            inquiry or investigation into an emergency have
8                            been implemented;
9                     (fb)   The Minister must cause a copy of any report
10                           received by the Minister under section 14(fa) to
11                           be laid before each House of Parliament within
12                           30 sitting days after the day on which the
13                           Minister receives the report.
14


15   9.        Section 16 amended
16             Delete section 16(1) and insert:
17

18             (1)   The SEMC may designate an area of the State as a
19                   cyclone area on the advice of --
20                     (a) the hazard management agency for emergency
21                          management of cyclones in the relevant area; or
22                     (b) a hazard management agency for an emergency
23                          management aspect of cyclones in the relevant
24                          area.
25




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1    10.          Section 21 amended
2                 After section 21(3) insert:
3

4                (4A)   A member of a sub-committee is to be paid the
5                       remuneration and allowances (if any) determined in his
6                       or her case by the Minister on the recommendation of
7                       the Public Sector Commissioner.
8


9    11.          Section 26 amended
10         (1)    In section 26(2) delete "with the relevant hazard management
11                agency," and insert:
12

13                with the relevant hazard management agency (if any),
14

15         (2)    In section 26(3):
16                  (a) delete paragraphs (b) and (c);
17                  (b) in paragraph (d) delete "agency;" and insert:
18

19                        agency (if any); and
20

21         (3)    After paragraph 26(3)(a) insert:
22

23                and
24




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1    12.       Section 30 amended
2              In section 30(a) delete "for the district in the development and
3              maintenance of emergency management arrangements for its
4              district;" and insert:
5

6              for the purposes of the performance of that committee's
7              function under section 32(1);
8


9    13.       Section 32 amended
10             Delete section 32(1) and insert:
11

12             (1)   It is a function of a district emergency management
13                   committee to assist in the establishment and
14                   maintenance of effective local emergency management
15                   plans by local governments with local government
16                   districts that are in, or partly in, the emergency
17                   management district for which the district emergency
18                   management committee is established.
19


20   14.       Section 35 amended
21             In section 35(5) delete "section 16(2)" and insert:
22

23             sections 16(2) and 32
24




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1    15.         Section 41 amended
2          (1)   Delete section 41(1) and (2) and insert:
3

4                (1)     A local government must ensure that a plan (a local
5                        emergency management plan) for emergency
6                        management in the local government's district is
7                        prepared.
8

9          (2)   In section 41(3) delete "Local emergency management
10               arrangements are to be consistent with" and insert:
11

12               A local emergency management plan must comply with, and be
13               consistent with,
14

15         (3)   In section 41(4) delete "Local emergency management
16               arrangements are to" and insert:
17

18               A local emergency management plan must
19

20         (4)   In section 41(5):
21                 (a) delete "arrangements," (each occurrence) and insert:
22

23                        plan,
24

25                 (b)    delete "they are" and insert:
26

27                        the plan or amendment is
28

29               Note: The heading to amended section 41 is to read:
30                       Local emergency management plans




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1    16.         Part 3 Division 3 heading replaced
2                Delete the heading to Part 3 Division 3 and insert:
3


4                Division 3 -- Powers of local government relating to
5                                  cyclone area
6


7    17.         Section 45 amended
8          (1)   In section 45 delete "The powers" and insert:
9

10               (1)     The powers
11

12         (2)   At the end of section 45 insert:
13

14               (2)     A power under section 46 or 47 can be exercised
15                       whether or not any particular cyclonic activity is
16                       occurring or is imminent.
17


18   18.         Section 46 amended
19               In section 46:
20                 (a) delete "any vegetation or premises" and insert:
21

22                        any vegetation or premises, or any loose material or
23                        thing,
24

25                 (b)    delete "the cyclonic" and insert:
26

27                        cyclonic
28




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1                  (c)     delete "premises." and insert:
2

3                          premises, material or thing.
4

5                Note: The heading to amended section 46 is to read:
6                        Power of local government to destroy dangerous vegetation,
7                        premises or other things in cyclone area

8    19.         Section 47 amended
9          (1)   In section 47(1):
10                 (a) delete "any vegetation or premises" and insert:
11

12                         any vegetation or premises, or any loose material or
13                         thing,
14
15

16                 (b)     delete "the cyclonic" and insert:
17

18                         cyclonic
19


20   20.         Part 4 heading replaced
21               Delete the heading to Part 4 and insert:
22


23                          Part 4 -- Emergency situation
24


25   21.         Section 50 amended
26         (1)   In section 50(1A) delete "may, in writing," and insert:
27

28               may
29




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1       (2)     Delete section 50(1) and insert:
2

3               (1)   A hazard management agency may declare that an
4                     emergency situation exists in an area of the State in
5                     respect of --
6                       (a) a hazard of which it is the hazard management
7                             agency for emergency management in the area;
8                             or
9                       (b) a hazard of which it is the hazard management
10                            agency for either or both of the following
11                            emergency management aspects in the area --
12                               (i) response;
13                             (ii) recovery.
14            (2A)    A declaration under subsection (1A) or (1) may be
15                    made orally or in writing but if made orally must be put
16                    in writing as soon as is practicable.
17

18      (3)     Delete section 50(5A) and insert:
19

20            (5A)    If a declaration under this section is made by the State
21                    Emergency Coordinator in respect of a hazard in an
22                    area of the State, the State Emergency Coordinator
23                    must, as soon as practicable after the declaration is
24                    made, notify the appropriate hazard management
25                    agency.
26             (5B)   For the purposes of subsection (5A), the appropriate
27                    hazard management agency is --
28                      (a) the hazard management agency for emergency
29                            management of the hazard in that area; or




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1                         (b)   the hazard management agency for either or
2                               both of the following emergency management
3                               aspects of the hazard in that area --
4                                  (i) response;
5                                 (ii) recovery.
6                (5C)   If there is more than one hazard management agency of
7                       a kind described in subsection (5B), the appropriate
8                       hazard management agency is the hazard management
9                       agency of that kind that the State Emergency
10                      Coordinator considers most appropriate in the
11                      circumstances.
12

13         (4)    In section 50(6) after "failure" insert:
14

15                to put a declaration in writing under subsection (2A),
16

17         (5)    After section 50(2)(b)(i) insert:
18

19                or
20


21   22.          Section 72 amended
22         (1)    In section 72(1) in the definition of relevant information delete
23                "means --" and insert:
24

25                means the following --
26

27         (2)    In section 72(1) in the definition of welfare services delete
28                paragraph (e) and insert:
29

30                        (e)   financial assistance;


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1                           (f)   social services, as defined in the Children and
2                                 Community Services Act 2004 section 3.
3

4          (3)   In section 72(7):
5                  (a) delete "about --" and insert:
6

7                          about the following --
8

9                   (b)    in paragraph (d) delete "section; and" and insert:
10

11                         section;
12

13         (4)   After section 72(5)(a) insert:
14

15               and
16


17   23.         Part 6 Division 3A inserted
18               After Part 6 Division 2 insert:
19


20               Division 3A -- Powers exercisable before emergency
21                    situation or state of emergency is declared
22           76B.         Powers of emergency management officers before
23                        emergency situation or state of emergency is
24                        declared
25               (1)      In this section --
26                        emergency management officer means --
27                          (a) a police officer; or
28                          (b) a person prescribed by the regulations for the
29                                 purposes of this section;


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1          movement and evacuation powers means powers of a
2          hazard management officer under section 67.
3    (2)   An emergency management officer may exercise
4          movement and evacuation powers if the emergency
5          management officer is satisfied on reasonable grounds
6          that --
7            (a) an emergency has occurred, is occurring or is
8                 imminent in an area of the State; and
9            (b) there is an urgent need to exercise those powers
10                to prevent or minimise --
11                   (i) loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or
12                       harm to the health, of persons or
13                       animals; or
14                  (ii) destruction of, or damage to, property;
15                       or
16                 (iii) destruction of, or damage to, any part of
17                       the environment.
18   (3)   A power cannot be exercised under subsection (2) in
19         relation to an emergency after the earlier of the
20         following occurs --
21           (a) an emergency situation or state of emergency is
22                 declared in relation to the emergency;
23           (b) the expiry of the period of 4 hours beginning
24                 when notice is given under subsection (4) in
25                 relation to the exercise of powers.
26   (4)   As soon as is practicable after movement and
27         evacuation powers are first exercised under
28         subsection (2) in relation to an emergency, an
29         emergency management officer must give notice of the
30         emergency and the exercise of those powers to --
31           (a) the appropriate hazard management agency; or
32           (b) if there is no appropriate hazard management
33                agency -- the State Emergency Coordinator.

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1              (5)   For the purposes of subsection (4)(a), the appropriate
2                    hazard management agency is --
3                      (a) the hazard management agency for emergency
4                            management of the hazard in the area of the
5                            State referred to in subsection (2)(a); or
6                     (b) the hazard management agency for either or
7                            both of the following emergency management
8                            aspects of the hazard in the area of the State
9                            referred to in subsection (2)(a) --
10                              (i) response;
11                             (ii) recovery.
12             (6)   If there is more than one hazard management agency of
13                   a kind described in subsection (5), the appropriate
14                   hazard management agency is the hazard management
15                   agency of that kind that the emergency management
16                   officer considers most appropriate in the
17                   circumstances.
18             (7)   An emergency management officer is to comply with
19                   any directions given by the State Emergency
20                   Coordinator when exercising a power under
21                   subsection (2).
22


23   24.       Section 76 amended
24             In section 76 in the definition of officer delete "authorised
25             officer or police officer." and insert:
26

27             an authorised officer, a police officer or an emergency
28             management officer who is not a police officer.
29




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1    25.   Section 85 amended
2          In section 85 delete "officer or an authorised officer in" and
3          insert:
4

5          officer, an authorised officer or an emergency management
6          officer in
7

8          Note: The heading to amended section 85 is to read:
 9               Obstruction of hazard management officer, authorised officer or
10               emergency management officer

11   26.   Section 86 amended
12         In section 86(1) delete "71 or 75" and insert:
13

14         71, 75 or 76B
15


16   27.   Section 88 amended
17         In section 88 delete "officer or an authorised officer." and
18         insert:
19

20         officer, an authorised officer or an emergency management
21         officer.
22

23         Note: The heading to amended section 88 is to read:
24               Impersonation of hazard management officer, authorised officer
25               or emergency management officer




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1    28.           Section 89 replaced
2                  Delete section 89 and insert:
3


4            89.         False or misleading information
5                        A person must not give information that the person
6                        knows to be false or misleading in a material particular
7                        to --
8                          (a) a hazard management officer, an authorised
9                               officer or an emergency management officer
10                              exercising a power under this Act; or
11                         (b) a person helping a hazard management officer,
12                              an authorised officer or an emergency
13                              management officer to exercise a power under
14                              this Act.
15                       Penalty: a fine of $50 000.
16


17   29.           Section 99 amended
18                 After section 99(1)(c) insert:
19

20                       (da)    that at a specified time a person was an
21                               emergency management officer authorised to
22                               act under section 76B;
23


24   30.           Section 100 amended
25         (1)     In section 100(6) in the definition of official after paragraph (f)
26                 insert:
27

28                       (ga)    an emergency management officer; or
29




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1          (2)   In section 100(6) in the definition of official after each of
2                paragraphs (a) to (f) insert:
3

4                or
5


6    31.         Section 104 replaced
7                Delete section 104 and insert:
8


9            104.      Transitional provision: local emergency
10                     management plans
11               (1)   The regulations may exempt all local governments, or a
12                     class of local governments, from complying with
13                     section 41 during a transitional period specified in the
14                     regulations beginning on the day on which the
15                     Emergency Management Amendment Act 2016
16                     section 15 comes into operation.
17               (2)   An exemption under subsection (1) may be subject to
18                     conditions specified in the regulations.
19


20   32.         Schedule 1 deleted
21               Delete Schedule 1.




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1   33.       Other provisions amended
2             Amend the provisions listed in the Table as set out in the Table.
3                                      Table
              Provision               Delete                     Insert

      s. 36(a)                 effective local         an effective local
                               emergency               emergency
                               management              management plan is
                               arrangements are        prepared and
                               prepared and            maintained for its
                               maintained for its      district; and
                               district;

      s. 37(4)(a)              emergency               a local emergency
                               management              management plan
                               arrangements

      s. 39(a)                 local emergency         a local emergency
                               management              management plan is
                               arrangements are        established for its
                               established for its     district; and
                               district;

      s. 39(b)                 local emergency         the local emergency
                               management              management plan;
                               arrangements; and       and

      Pt. 3 Div. 2 heading     Emergency         Local emergency
                               management        management
                               arrangements for plans
                               local governments
      s. 42(1)                 arrangements are        plan is
      s. 43(2)



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         Provision                     Delete                       Insert

    s. 42(2)                     Local emergency          A local emergency
                                 management               management plan
                                 arrangements

    s. 43(1) and (3)             arrangements             plan

1         Note: The headings to the amended sections listed in the Table are to read as
2                set out in the Table

3                                       Table

               Amended section                    Section heading
           s. 42                   Reviewing, amending and replacing local
                                   emergency management plans
           s. 43                   Local emergency management plans to be
                                   available for inspection


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