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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2004 - NOTES

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2004 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Legislation repealed by principal Act

The Emergency Management Act 2004 repealed the following:

State Disaster Act 1980

Legislation amended by principal Act

The Emergency Management Act 2004 amended the following:

Electricity Act 1996

Essential Services Act 1981

Gas Act 1997

Local Government Act 1999

Summary Offences Act 1953

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

2004

30

Emergency Management Act 2004

29.7.2004

25.11.2004 (Gazette 25.11.2004 p4406)

2005

70

Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2005

8.12.2005

Sch 2 (cl 2)—8.12.2005

2006

42

Emergency Management (State Emergency Relief Fund) Amendment Act 2006

14.12.2006

14.12.2006

2009

29

Statutes Amendment (Public Health Incidents and Emergencies) Act 2009

25.6.2009

Pt 3 (ss 412)—25.6.2009

2011

21

South Australian Public Health Act 2011

16.6.2011

Sch 1 (cll 3—5)—16.9.2012 (Gazette 30.8.2012 p3945)

2013

16

Statutes Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2013

23.5.2013

Pt 14 (ss 28 & 29)—17.6.2013 (Gazette 6.6.2013 p2498)

2015

8

Statutes Amendment (Boards and Committees—Abolition and Reform) Act 2015

18.6.2015

Pt 12 (ss 69—72)—17.8.2015 (Gazette 25.6.2015 p3076)

2016

18

Emergency Management (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2016

26.5.2016

1.7.2016 (Gazette 23.6.2016 p2617)

2017

11

Emergency Management (Electricity Supply Emergencies) Amendment Act 2017

26.4.2017

26.4.2017 (Gazette 26.4.2017 p1136)

2020

7

COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020

9.4.2020

Sch 3 (cll 1 & 2)—9.4.2020: s 2(1)

2020

22

Emergency Management (Quarantine Fees and Penalty) Amendment Act 2020

24.7.2020

24.7.2020 except s 5—18.7.2020: s 2

2021

25

Statutes Amendment (COVID-19 Permanent Measures) Act 2021

17.6.2021

Pt 5 (ss 7 to 10)—9.9.2021 (Gazette 18.8.2021 p3099)

2021

43

Emergency Management (Electricity Supply Emergencies) Amendment Act 2021

25.11.2021

25.11.2021

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Long title

amended under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

8.12.2005

Pt 1





s 2

omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

8.12.2005

s 2

inserted by 18/2016 s 4

1.7.2016

s 2(2)

amended by 11/2017 s 4

26.4.2017

s 3





appointed member

deleted by 8/2015 s 69

17.8.2015

Chief Medical Officer

inserted by 29/2009 s 4(1)

25.6.2009



deleted by 21/2011 Sch 1 cl 3

16.9.2012

Chief Public Health Officer

inserted by 21/2011 Sch 1 cl 3

16.9.2012

electricity supply emergency

inserted by 11/2017 s 5

26.4.2017

emergency

substituted by 29/2009 s 4(2)

25.6.2009

PPRR

inserted by 18/2016 s 5(1)

1.7.2016

preparedness

inserted by 18/2016 s 5(1)

1.7.2016

prevention

inserted by 18/2016 s 5(1)

1.7.2016

recovery operations

substituted by 18/2016 s 5(2)

1.7.2016

response operations

substituted by 18/2016 s 5(2)

1.7.2016

State Emergency Management Plan

substituted by 18/2016 s 5(3)

1.7.2016

s 4





s 4(1)

inserted by 11/2017 s 6

26.4.2017

s 4(2)

s 4 redesignated as s 4(2) by 11/2017 s 6

26.4.2017

Pt 1A

inserted by 18/2016 s 6

1.7.2016

Pt 2





s 6





s 6(2)—(6)

substituted by 8/2015 s 70

17.8.2015

s 7

substituted by 8/2015 s 71

17.8.2015

s 9





s 9(1)

amended by 18/2016 s 7(1)—(4)

1.7.2016

s 11





s 11(2)

deleted by 18/2016 s 8

1.7.2016

Pt 3





s 15

amended by 18/2016 s 9

1.7.2016

s 17





s 17(1a)

inserted by 29/2009 s 5

25.6.2009

s 17(2)

amended by 25/2021 s 7(1)

9.9.2021

s 17(3)

amended by 25/2021 s 7(2)

9.9.2021

Pt 4





Pt 4 Div 1





s 19





s 19(2)

amended by 18/2016 s 10(1)

1.7.2016

s 19(3)

amended by 18/2016 s 10(2)

1.7.2016

Pt 4 Div 2





s 20





s 20(1)

amended by 18/2016 s 11(1), (2)

1.7.2016

Pt 4 Div 3





s 23





s 23(2)

amended by 29/2009 s 6(1)

25.6.2009



(c) deleted by 29/2009 s 6(1)

25.6.2009

s 23(3)

inserted by 29/2009 s 6(2)

25.6.2009

s 24





s 24(2)

amended by 29/2009 s 7(1)

25.6.2009

s 24(3)

deleted by 29/2009 s 7(2)

25.6.2009

s 24A

inserted by 29/2009 s 8

25.6.2009



amended by 21/2011 Sch 1 cl 4

16.9.2012

Pt 4 Div 4





s 25





s 25(1)

amended by 18/2016 s 12(1)

1.7.2016

s 25(2)

amended by 70/2005 Sch 2 cl 2(1), (2)

8.12.2005



amended by 29/2009 s 9(1)—(4)

25.6.2009



amended by 18/2016 s 12(2)

1.7.2016

s 25(2a)

inserted by 22/2020 s 4

24.7.2020

s 25(3)

inserted by 29/2009 s 9(5)

25.6.2009



amended by 21/2011 Sch 1 cl 5

16.9.2012

s 25AA

inserted by 22/2020 s 5

18.7.2020

s 26

amended by 29/2009 s 10

25.6.2009

s 26AA

inserted by 11/2017 s 7

26.4.2017

s 26A

inserted by 29/2009 s 11

25.6.2009

s 26B

inserted by 25/2021 s 8

9.9.2021

Pt 4 Div 5





s 27





s 27(1)

amended by 18/2016 s 13

1.7.2016

Pt 4 Div 6

inserted by 11/2017 s 8

26.4.2017

s 27A





s 27A(1)





designated person

inserted by 43/2021 s 3(1)

25.11.2021

end user

inserted by 43/2021 s 3(1)

25.11.2021

market participant

deleted by 43/2021 s 3(2)

25.11.2021

metering coordinator

inserted by 43/2021 s 3(2)

25.11.2021

third party energy service provider

inserted by 43/2021 s 3(3)

25.11.2021

s 27C





s 27C(1)

amended by 43/2021 s 4(1)

25.11.2021

s 27C(2)

amended by 43/2021 s 4(2)

25.11.2021

s 27C(2a) and (2b)

inserted by 43/2021 s 4(3)

25.11.2021

s 27C(4)

substituted by 43/2021 s 4(4)

25.11.2021

s 27C(6a) and (6b)

inserted by 43/2021 s 4(5)

25.11.2021

s 27E





s 27E(1)

amended by 43/2021 s 5

25.11.2021

s 27F





s 27F(1)

inserted by 43/2021 s 6(1)

25.11.2021

s 27F(2)

s 27F amended and redesignated as s 27F(2) by 43/2021 s 6(1), (2)

25.11.2021

Pt 5





s 28





s 28(1)

s 28 redesignated as s 28(1) by 16/2013 s 28

17.6.2013



amended by 22/2020 s 6

24.7.2020



amended by 25/2021 s 9

9.9.2021

s 28(2) and (3)

inserted by 16/2013 s 28

17.6.2013

s 28A

inserted by 11/2017 s 9

26.4.2017

s 31A

inserted by 29/2009 s 12

25.6.2009

Pt 6





s 32





s 32(1)

amended by 11/2017 s 10(1),(2)

26.4.2017



amended by 7/2020 Sch 3 cl 1

9.4.2020

s 32(2)

amended by 11/2017 s 10(3)

26.4.2017

s 32(3)

inserted by 11/2017 s 10(4)

26.4.2017

s 32A

inserted by 7/2020 Sch 3 cl 2

9.4.2020

s 32A(1)

s 32A amended and redesignated as s 32A(1) by 25/2021 s 10(1)—(4)

9.9.2021

s 32A(2) and (3)

inserted by 25/2021 s 10(4)

9.9.2021

s 35

deleted by 16/2013 s 29

17.6.2013

s 37





s 37(2)

substituted by 42/2006 s 3(1)

14.12.2006

s 37(5) and (6)

substituted by 42/2006 s 3(2)

14.12.2006

s 37(7)

amended by 42/2006 s 3(3)

14.12.2006

s 37(9)

substituted by 42/2006 s 3(4)

14.12.2006

s 37(11) and (12)

inserted by 42/2006 s 3(5)

14.12.2006

s 38





s 38(3)—(5)

inserted by 8/2015 s 72

17.8.2015

Sch 1





Pts 1 and 2

omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

8.12.2005

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Emergency Management (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2016, Sch 1—Transitional provisions

1—Continuation of State Emergency Management Plan

The State Emergency Management Plan in force under the Emergency Management Act 2004 immediately before the commencement of section 6 of this Act continues, after that commencement, as the State Emergency Management Plan under section 5A of the Emergency Management Act 2004.

2—Recovery operations advisory group

(1) An advisory group established under section 11(2) of the Emergency Management Act 2004 and in existence immediately before the commencement of section 8 of this Act continues, after that commencement, as an advisory group to advise the State Emergency Management Committee in relation to recovery operations as if it were an advisory group established under section 11(1)(a) of the Emergency Management Act 2004.

(2) An advisory group continued in existence under subclause (1) retains the same membership, presiding member, procedures for the conduct of business and any delegation in place immediately before the commencement of section 8 of this Act, subject to any determination of the State Emergency Management Committee after that commencement under section 11 of the Emergency Management Act 2004.

Emergency Management (Electricity Supply Emergencies) Amendment Act 2017, Pt 2

11—Review and report

The Minister responsible for the administration of the Electricity Act 1996 must—

(a) ensure that the amendments to the Emergency Management Act 2004 enacted by this Act are reviewed as soon as practicable after the fifth anniversary of the commencement of this Act; and

(b) cause a report on the outcome of the review to be tabled in both Houses of Parliament within 12 sitting days after its completion.

Historical versions

8.12.2005



14.12.2006



25.6.2009



16.9.2012



17.6.2013



17.8.2015



1.7.2016



26.4.2017



9.4.2020



18.7.2020 (electronic only)



24.7.2020



9.9.2021