EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2004 - SECT 22

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2004 - SECT 22

22—Identified major incidents

        (1)         If it appears to the State Co-ordinator that the nature or scale of an emergency that has occurred, is occurring or is about to occur is such that it should be declared to be an identified major incident, the State Co-ordinator may declare the emergency to be an identified major incident.

        (2)         A declaration under this section—

            (a)         may be made orally (but if made orally must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, be reduced to writing and a copy provided to the Minister); and

            (b)         subject to this section, remains in force while response operations are being carried out in relation to the emergency (but not for a period exceeding 12 hours).

        (3)         The State Co-ordinator may, at any time, revoke a declaration under this section.