Disaster Management Act · s 30

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30.
General powers of Director
(1) The Director may do all of the following —
(a) control the movement of persons, animals or vehicles within, into, out of or around the declared area for the disaster situation;
(b) give a direction to any person to regulate the movement of that person, an animal or a vehicle within, into, out of or around the declared area;
(c) evacuate persons or animals from the declared area or a part of the area;
(d) enter a place in the declared area;
(e) take into a place in the declared area the equipment, persons or materials that he reasonably requires for exercising a power under this section;
(f) contain any animal or substance within the declared area;
(g) remove or destroy any animal, vegetation or substance within the declared area;
(h) remove, dismantle, demolish or destroy any vehicle, or any building or other structure, in the declared area;

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(i) use, close off or block a facility for drainage;
(j) shut off or disconnect a supply of fuel, gas, electricity or water, and take and use the fuel, gas, electricity or water;
(k) turn off, disconnect or shut down any motor or equipment;
(l) open a container or other thing, or dismantle equipment;
(m) excavate land or form tunnels;
(n) build earthworks or temporary structures, or erect barriers;
(o) close to traffic any road;
(p) maintain, restore, or prevent destruction of, essential services;
(q) require any person to give him reasonable help to exercise his powers under this section.
(2) The Director may enter any place in the declared area without a warrant or the consent of the occupier of that place.
(3) The Director may exercise a power under this section with the help, and using the force, that is reasonable in the circumstances.
(4) When giving a direction or making a requirement mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (q), the Director shall warn that person that it is an offence to fail to comply with that direction or requirement unless he has a reasonable excuse.

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s 30General powers of Director

(1)

The Director may do all of the following —

(a)

control the movement of persons, animals or vehicles within, into, out of or around the declared area for the disaster situation;

(b)

give a direction to any person to regulate the movement of that person, an animal or a vehicle within, into, out of or around the declared area;

(c)

evacuate persons or animals from the declared area or a part of the area;

(d)

enter a place in the declared area;

(e)

take into a place in the declared area the equipment, persons or materials that he reasonably requires for exercising a power under this section;

(f)

contain any animal or substance within the declared area;

(g)

remove or destroy any animal, vegetation or substance within the declared area;

(h)

remove, dismantle, demolish or destroy any vehicle, or any building or other structure, in the declared area;

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(i)

use, close off or block a facility for drainage;

(j)

shut off or disconnect a supply of fuel, gas, electricity or water, and take and use the fuel, gas, electricity or water;

(k)

turn off, disconnect or shut down any motor or equipment;

(l)

open a container or other thing, or dismantle equipment;

(m)

excavate land or form tunnels;

(n)

build earthworks or temporary structures, or erect barriers;

(o)

close to traffic any road;

(p)

maintain, restore, or prevent destruction of, essential services;

(q)

require any person to give him reasonable help to exercise his powers under this section.

(2)

The Director may enter any place in the declared area without a warrant or the consent of the occupier of that place.

(3)

The Director may exercise a power under this section with the help, and using the force, that is reasonable in the circumstances.

(4)

When giving a direction or making a requirement mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (q), the Director shall warn that person that it is an offence to fail to comply with that direction or requirement unless he has a reasonable excuse.