Disaster Management Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Disaster Situation
25. Extending disaster situation
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Minister may, by order, extend or further extend, the period of the disaster situation and shall publish such order in the Gazette as soon as practicable.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, an order made under subsection (1) commences on the day it is made whether or not it was published in the Gazette on that day.
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disaster management
“disaster management” has the meaning ascribed to it by section 5;
An order extending the period of a disaster situation expires 14 days after the disaster situation was declared unless it is sooner repealed or unless it expires under section 26(4).
period
“period” means the period for which the declaration of a disaster situation is in force;
An order further extending the period of a disaster situation —
disaster situation
“disaster situation” means a disaster situation declared under section 22;
shall state the period, of not more than 7 days, by which the disaster situation is extended; and
expires at the end of the stated period unless it is sooner repealed or it expires under section 26(4).
Terms defined in s 2
disaster management
Defined · s 2“disaster management” has the meaning ascribed to it by section 5;
disaster situation
Defined · s 2“disaster situation” means a disaster situation declared under section 22;
period
Defined · s 2“period” means the period for which the declaration of a disaster situation is in force;
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