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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997 - SECT 14 Emergency declaration

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997 - SECT 14

Division 2 - Emergency powers Emergency declaration

(1)  The Director, by any means the Director considers appropriate, may declare that a public health emergency exists if satisfied that the situation requires it.
(2)  The declaration is to specify –
(a) the nature of the public health emergency; and
(b) any area to which the declaration relates; and
(c) the period during which the declaration is in force.
(3)  The Director is to notify the State Controller, within the meaning of the Emergency Management Act 2006 , if the existence of a public health emergency is declared under this section.