Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts4. Definitions
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Chairman means the Chairman of the Council.
civil defence means the measures necessary to protect the civilian population from the effects of enemy attack or hostilities.
Council means the Northern Territory Counter Disaster Council established under section 7.
counter disaster means the planning, organization, co-ordination and implementation of measures that are necessary or desirable to prevent, minimize or overcome the effects of an emergency or disaster upon members of the public or any property in the Territory and includes the conduct of or participation in training for those purposes and for civil defence measures.
Director means the Director of the Northern Territory Emergency Service appointed under section 14.
disaster means an occurrence due to natural or other causes and includes hostilities, whether or not a state of war has been declared, or an act or threatened act of violence or intimidation whether or not directed against the Territory that:
(a) causes or threatens to cause:
(i) loss of life or property; or
(ii) injury to persons or property or distress to persons; or
(b) in any way endangers the safety of the public in any part of the Territory,
in respect of which the resources of a normal government service or privately owned services available at the time are inadequate to provide appropriate counter disaster measures.
emergency means an occurrence that:
(a) causes or threatens to cause:
(i) loss of life or property; or
(ii) injury to persons or property or distress to persons; or
(b) in any way endangers the safety of the public in any part of the Territory,
in which the provision of counter disaster measures is not within the capabilities of a normal government service or privately owned service available at the time but the combined available services are adequate to provide appropriate counter disaster measures.
Local Committee means a Local Counter Disaster Planning Committee established under section 30.
Local Controller , in relation to a town, community or locality, means the person appointed under section 28 to be the Local Counter Disaster Controller for that town, community or locality.
region means a region notified under section 9(2).
Regional Controller , in relation to a region, means the person appointed under section 22 to be the Regional Counter Disaster Controller for that region.
Region Committee means a Region Counter Disaster Planning Committee established under section 24.
state of disaster means a state of disaster declared under section 35.
state of emergency means a state of emergency declared under section 39.
Territory Controller means the Commissioner of Police and includes a person appointed under section 12(1) of the Police Administration Act to act as the Commissioner, while so acting.
Unit Officer means a person appointed under section 20 to be a Unit Officer.
voluntary member means a registered voluntary member or registered executive voluntary member appointed under section 16(2)(a) and includes a temporary registered voluntary member appointed under section 16(2)(b).