{"id":"emergency-management-regulations-2006","name":"Emergency Management Regulations 2006","slug":"emergency-management-regulations-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176536,"registerId":"wa-emergency-management-regulations-2006-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Emergency Management Regulations 2006","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nEmergency Management Act 2005\n\nEmergency Management Regulations 2006\n\nWestern Australia\n\nEmergency Management Regulations 2006\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n1A. Terms used 1\n\nPart 2 — The State Emergency Management Committee\n\n2. Appointment by Minister of members of SEMC (Act s. 13(2)) 3\n\n3. Term of office 3\n\n4. Vacancies 3\n\n5. Leave of absence 4\n\n6. Chairman unable to act 4\n\n7. Deputy members 4\n\n8. Saving for acts etc. of deputies 5\n\n9. Calling meetings 5\n\n10. Quorum 5\n\n11. Minutes 5\n\n12. Holding meetings by telephone etc. 6\n\n13. Resolution without meeting 6\n\nPart 3 — Hazard management\n\n14. Terms used 7\n\n14A. Hostile acts 8\n\n14B. Cybersecurity incidents 10\n\n15. Events, situations and conditions prescribed as hazards 11\n\n16. Hazard management agency — Commissioner of Police 13\n\n17. Hazard management agency — FES Commissioner 14\n\n19. Hazard management agency — Agriculture Director General 14\n\n20. Hazard management agency — Public Transport Authority 15\n\n21. Hazard management agency — ARC Infrastructure Pty Ltd 15\n\n22. Hazard management agency — chief executive officer of Health Department 16\n\n23A. Hazard management agency — chief executive officer of Transport Department 16\n\n23B. Hazard management agency — Coordinator of Energy 17\n\n23C. Hazard management agency — Department of the Premier and Cabinet 17\n\nPart 4 — Exchange of information\n\n23. Prescribed relevant information (Act s. 72) 19\n\n24. Disclosure of relevant information (Act s. 72) 19\n\n25. Storing disclosed relevant information (Act s. 72) 20\n\nPart 5 — Combat agencies and support organisations\n\n26. Combat agency — Health Department 21\n\n27. Combat agency — St John Ambulance Australia (Western Australia) Incorporated 21\n\n28. Combat agency — Police Force of Western Australia 21\n\n29. Combat agency — Police Service 21\n\n30. Combat agency — Environment Department 21\n\n30A. Combat agency — FES Department 22\n\n31. Combat agency — local government 22\n\n32. Support organisation — Communities Department 22\n\nPart 6 — Infringement notices\n\n33. Prescribed offence and modified penalty 23\n\n34. Approved officers and authorised officers 23\n\n35. Forms 24\n\nSchedule 1 — Forms\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 29\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nEmergency Management Act 2005\n\nEmergency Management Regulations 2006\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 12 Jan 2007 p. 50.]\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Emergency Management Regulations 2006*.\n\n##### 1A. Terms used\n\nCommunities Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Children and Community Services Act 2004*;\n\ncybersecurity incident has the meaning given in regulation 14B(2);\n\nelectronic system has the meaning given in regulation 14B(1);\n\nEnvironment Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Conservation and Land Management Act 1984*;\n\nFES Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998*;\n\nHealth Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Public Health Act 2016*;\n\nTransport Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Act 1987*.\n\n[Regulation 1A inserted: SL 2020/24 r. 4; amended: SL 2025/214 r. 4.]\n\n## Part 2 — The State Emergency Management Committee\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 12 Jan 2007 p. 50.]\n\n##### 2. Appointment by Minister of members of SEMC (Act s. 13(2))\n\nIn addition to the members referred to in section 13(2)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Act, the SEMC is to consist of not more than 7 other members appointed by the Minister.\n\n[Regulation 2 inserted: Gazette 29 Jan 2013 p. 330.]\n\n##### 3. Term of office\n\n(1) Subject to regulation 4, a member holds office —\n\n(a) if the member is appointed ex officio and a term of office is not specified in the instrument of his or her appointment, until the Minister terminates the appointment; or\n\n(b) otherwise, for the term, not exceeding 3 years, specified in the instrument of his or her appointment.\n\n(2) A member may from time to time be reappointed.\n\n(3) A member whose term of office expires by the passage of time continues in office until that member is reappointed or the successor of that member comes into office.\n\n##### 4. Vacancies\n\n(1) The office of a member becomes vacant if —\n\n(a) the member resigns the office by written notice addressed to the Minister; or\n\n[(b) deleted]\n\n(c) the Minister terminates the appointment under regulation 3(1)(a) or removes the member from office under subregulation (2).\n\n(2) The Minister may remove a member who holds office for a specified term from office if the Minister is satisfied that the member —\n\n(a) has neglected his or her duty; or\n\n(b) has misbehaved; or\n\n(c) is incompetent; or\n\n(d) is suffering from mental or physical incapacity impairing the performance of his or her functions as a member; or\n\n(e) has been absent, without leave or reasonable excuse, from 3 consecutive meetings of the SEMC of which the member has had notice.\n\n[Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 29 Jan 2013 p. 330.]\n\n##### 5. Leave of absence\n\nThe SEMC may grant leave of absence to a member on any terms and conditions it thinks fit.\n\n##### 6. Chairman unable to act\n\nIf the chairman is unable to act because of illness, absence or other cause, or during any vacancy in that office, the deputy chairman must perform the functions of the chairman.\n\n##### 7. Deputy members\n\n(1) The Minister may appoint one or more persons to be deputies of a member other than the chairman.\n\n(2) The Minister must ensure that each deputy of a member has expertise or experience that, in the Minister’s opinion, is relevant to the functions of the SEMC.\n\n(3) A deputy of a member may perform the functions of the member when the member is unable to act because of illness, absence or other cause.\n\n(4) If the member who is the deputy chairman is performing the functions of the chairman, a deputy of the member may act in his or her place as a member.\n\n(5) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a person under this regulation at any time.\n\n(6) A deputy of a member, while acting as a member, has all the functions of, and all the protection given to, a member.\n\n##### 8. Saving for acts etc. of deputies\n\nNo act or omission of a person acting in place of another under regulation 6 or 7 is to be questioned on the ground that the occasion for his or her appointment or acting had not arisen or had ceased.\n\n##### 9. Calling meetings\n\n(1) Subject to subregulation (2), meetings are to be held at the times and places that the SEMC determines.\n\n(2) The chairman may at any time convene a special meeting of the SEMC.\n\n##### 10. Quorum\n\nAt a meeting of the SEMC a quorum is constituted by at least half of the number of members in office, of whom one is the chairman or deputy chairman appointed under section 13 of the Act.\n\n##### 11. Minutes\n\nThe SEMC must cause accurate minutes to be kept of the proceedings at its meetings and of each resolution passed by the SEMC.\n\n##### 12. Holding meetings by telephone etc.\n\nThe presence of a member at a meeting of the SEMC need not be by attendance in person but may be by that person and each other person at the meeting being simultaneously in contact by telephone, or other means of instantaneous communication.\n\n##### 13. Resolution without meeting\n\nA resolution in writing signed by each member of the SEMC or assented to by each member by letter, facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other written means has effect as if it had been passed at a meeting of the SEMC.\n\n## Part 3 — Hazard management\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 12 Jan 2007 p. 50.]\n\n##### 14. Terms used\n\nIn this Part —\n\ncorridor land has the meaning given in the *Rail Freight System Act 2000* section 3;\n\nexplosive substance has the meaning given in *The Criminal Code* section 455;\n\nfirearm has the meaning given in the *Firearms Act 2024* section 6;\n\nhostile act has the meaning given in regulation 14A;\n\nrailway infrastructure includes railway track, associated track structures, over or under track structures, supports (including supports for equipment or items associated with the use of a railway), tunnels, bridges, stations, platforms and workshops;\n\nState waters means —\n\n(a) all waters within the limits of the State; and\n\n(b) all coastal waters of the State within the meaning given in the *Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980* (Commonwealth) section 3(1);\n\nvessel means a craft for use, or that is capable of being used, in navigation by water, however propelled or moved, and includes an air‑cushion vehicle, a barge, a lighter, a submersible, a ferry in chains and a wing‑in‑ground effect craft;\n\nweapon has the meaning given in the *Weapons Act 1999* section 3.\n\n[Regulation 14 inserted: Gazette 12 Jan 2007 p. 50‑1; amended: Gazette 18 Mar 2008 p. 867; 13 Jan 2009 p. 55‑6; 10 Sep 2010 p. 4345; 29 Jan 2013 p. 330; SL 2020/24 r. 5; SL 2024/294 r. 4.]\n\n##### 14A. Hostile acts\n\n(1) For the purposes of this Part, a hostile act is —\n\n(a) an event or situation to which subregulation (2), (3) or (4) applies; or\n\n(b) an event or situation that is, or is reasonably suspected to be, any of the following —\n\n(i) 1 or more persons being held hostage;\n\n(ii) a kidnapping;\n\n(iii) a siege;\n\n(iv) the hijacking of a vehicle or aircraft;\n\nor\n\n(c) an event or situation involving the escape of a person from lawful custody that is capable of causing or resulting in loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of persons.\n\n(2) This subregulation applies to an event or situation in which —\n\n(a) an explosive substance or hazardous substance is used to cause —\n\n(i) loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of persons or animals; or\n\n(ii) unlawful destruction of, or damage to, property or any part of the environment;\n\nor\n\n(b) a threat is made that causes a person to have a reasonable suspicion that an explosive substance or hazardous substance is being or will be used as referred to in paragraph (a); or\n\n(c) it is reasonably suspected that an explosive substance or hazardous substance is being or will be used as referred to in paragraph (a).\n\n(3) This subregulation applies to an event or situation in which —\n\n(a) a person is, or is reasonably suspected to be, in possession of any firearm or weapon; and\n\n(b) any of the following applies —\n\n(i) the firearm or weapon is used to cause loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of persons;\n\n(ii) a threat is made that causes a person to have a reasonable suspicion that the firearm or weapon is being or will be used as referred to in subparagraph (i);\n\n(iii) it is reasonably suspected that the firearm or weapon is being or will be used as referred to in subparagraph (i).\n\n(4) This subregulation applies to an event or situation in which —\n\n(a) a person uses a vehicle or aircraft intentionally to cause —\n\n(i) loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of persons or animals; or\n\n(ii) unlawful destruction of, or damage to, property or any part of the environment;\n\nor\n\n(b) a threat is made that causes a person to have a reasonable suspicion that a vehicle or aircraft is being or will be used as referred to in paragraph (a); or\n\n(c) it is reasonably suspected that a vehicle or aircraft is being or will be used as referred to in paragraph (a).\n\n[Regulation 14A inserted: SL 2020/24 r. 6.]\n\n##### 14B. Cybersecurity incidents\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nelectronic system —\n\n(a) means a system that generates, collects, shares, sends, receives, stores, carries, processes, connects, uses or acts on or in relation to electronic information; and\n\n(b) includes the following —\n\n(i) any network, service, program, code or similar thing that is used by, within or in relation to the system;\n\n(ii) any device, technology or similar thing that is used by, within or in relation to the system;\n\n(iii) any electronic information to which the system does anything referred to in paragraph (a);\n\nimpair, in relation to an electronic system, includes the following —\n\n(a) to gain unauthorised access to the system or electronic information that is used by, within or in relation to the system;\n\n(b) to intercept electronic information that is used by, within or in relation to the system;\n\n(c) to prevent the system from properly functioning.\n\n(2) A cybersecurity incident is an event or situation in which —\n\n(a) an electronic system is modified or impaired as described in subregulation (3); or\n\n(b) a threat is made that causes a person to have a reasonable suspicion that an electronic system is being or will be modified or impaired as described in subregulation (3); or\n\n(c) a person reasonably suspects that an electronic system is being or will be modified or impaired as described in subregulation (3).\n\n(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2)(a) to (c), the modification or impairment must be capable of causing or resulting in —\n\n(a) loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of persons or animals; or\n\n(b) destruction of, or damage to, property or any part of the environment.\n\n[Regulation 14B inserted: SL 2025/214 r. 5.]\n\n##### 15. Events, situations and conditions prescribed as hazards\n\nIn addition to the events prescribed in paragraphs (a) to (e) of the definition of ***hazard*** in section 3 of the Act, the following events, situations or conditions are prescribed to be hazards —\n\n(a) persons lost or in distress on land, requiring significant coordination of search operations;\n\n(b) persons lost or in distress in waters or on a vessel in waters;\n\n(c) radiation escape from nuclear powered warship;\n\n(d) space re‑entry debris;\n\n(e) injury or threat to life of persons trapped by the collapse of a structure or landform;\n\n(f) actual or impending spillage, release or escape of a chemical, biological, radiological or other substance that is capable of causing loss of life, injury to a person or damage to the health of a person, property or the environment;\n\n(g) human epidemic;\n\n(h) the presence of —\n\n(i) an animal or plant pest; or\n\n(ii) an animal or plant disease;\n\n(i) actual or impending event that involves a vessel (including a collision, a stranding or an incident of navigation) if the event is capable of causing or resulting in —\n\n(i) material damage to the vessel or another vessel; or\n\n(ii) loss of life, injury to a person or damage to the health of a person, property or the environment; or\n\n(iii) a hazard to the navigation of other vessels;\n\n(j) actual or impending spillage, release or escape of oil or an oily mixture that is capable of causing loss of life, injury to a person or damage to the health of a person, property or the environment;\n\n(k) loss of or interruption to the supply of natural gas, or liquid fuel as defined in the *Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984* (Commonwealth) section 3(1), that is capable of causing or resulting in loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of a person;\n\n(l) loss of or interruption to the supply of electricity that is capable of causing or resulting in loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of a person;\n\n(m) heatwave;\n\n(n) hostile act;\n\n(o) cybersecurity incident.\n\n[Regulation 15 inserted: Gazette 12 Jan 2007 p. 51; amended: Gazette 18 Mar 2008 p. 867; 29 Apr 2008 p. 1577‑8; 10 Sep 2010 p. 4345; 3 Dec 2010 p. 6056; 15 Oct 2013 p. 4673; SL 2020/24 r. 7; SL 2025/214 r. 6.]\n\n##### 16. Hazard management agency — Commissioner of Police\n\n(1) The Commissioner of Police is the hazard management agency for emergency management of the following hazards for the whole of the State —\n\n(a) air crash;\n\n(b) road crash;\n\n(c) persons lost or in distress on land, requiring significant coordination of search operations;\n\n[(d) deleted.]\n\n(e) radiation escape from nuclear powered warship;\n\n(f) space re‑entry debris;\n\n(g) a terrorist act as defined in *The Criminal Code* section 100.1 set out in the Schedule to the *Criminal Code Act 1995* of the Commonwealth;\n\n(h) hostile act.\n\n(2) The Commissioner of Police is the hazard management agency for emergency management of the hazard set out in regulation 15(b) —\n\n(a) for emergency management; and\n\n(b) for the following area or areas —\n\n(i) State waters;\n\n(ii) the area of a port as defined in the *Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967* section 3;\n\n(iii) the area described in relation to a port by order made by the Governor under the *Port Authorities Act 1999* section 24.\n\n[Regulation 16 inserted: Gazette 12 Jan 2007 p. 51‑2; amended: Gazette 13 Jan 2009 p. 56; 29 Jan 2013 p. 330; SL 2020/24 r. 8.]\n\n##### 17. Hazard management agency — FES Commissioner\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nFES Commissioner means the chief executive officer of the FES Department.\n\n(2) The FES Commissioner is the hazard management agency for emergency management of the following hazards for the whole of the State —\n\n(a) injury or threat to life of persons trapped by the collapse of a structure or landform;\n\n(b) cyclone;\n\n(c) earthquake;\n\n(d) flood;\n\n(e) storm;\n\n(f) tsunami;\n\n(g) actual or impending spillage, release or escape of a chemical, radiological or other substance that is capable of causing loss of life, injury to a person or damage to the health of a person, property or the environment;\n\n(h) fire.\n\n[Regulation 17 inserted: Gazette 12 Jan 2007 p. 52; amended: Gazette 3 Dec 2010 p. 6057; 31 Oct 2012 p. 5254; 29 Jan 2013 p. 331; SL 2020/24 r. 9.]\n\n[**18.** Deleted: SL 2020/24 r. 10.]\n\n##### 19. Hazard management agency — Agriculture Director General\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\n  Agriculture Director General means the Director General as defined in the *Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007* section 6.\n\n(2) The Agriculture Director General is the hazard management agency for emergency management of the hazard set out in regulation 15(h) for the whole of the State.\n\n[Regulation 19 inserted: Gazette 29 Apr 2008 p. 1578; amended: Gazette 29 Jan 2013 p. 331.]\n\n##### 20. Hazard management agency — Public Transport Authority\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\n  Public Transport Authority means the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia established by the *Public Transport Authority Act 2003* section 5(1).\n\n(2) The Public Transport Authority is the hazard management agency of the hazard rail crashes —\n\n(a) for emergency management; and\n\n(b) for that area of the State comprising any parcel of land other than corridor land on which railway infrastructure controlled, operated, maintained or managed by the Authority is situated.\n\n[Regulation 20 inserted: Gazette 13 Jan 2009 p. 56‑7.]\n\n##### 21. Hazard management agency — ARC Infrastructure Pty Ltd\n\nARC Infrastructure Pty Ltd (ACN 094 721 301) is the hazard management agency of the hazard rail crashes —\n\n(a) for emergency management; and\n\n(b) for that area of the State comprising any parcel of land or corridor land on which railway infrastructure operated, maintained or managed by ARC Infrastructure Pty Ltd is situated.\n\n[Regulation 21 inserted: Gazette 13 Jan 2009 p. 57; amended: Gazette 13 Mar 2012 p. 1034; SL 2020/24 r. 11.]\n\n##### 22. Hazard management agency — chief executive officer of Health Department\n\nThe chief executive officer of the Health Department is the hazard management agency for emergency management of the following hazards for the whole of the State —\n\n(aa) human epidemic;\n\n(a) actual or impending spillage, release or escape of a biological substance that is capable of causing loss of life, injury to a person or damage to the health of a person, property or the environment;\n\n(b) heatwave.\n\n[Regulation 22 inserted: Gazette 29 Jan 2013 p. 331-2; amended: SL 2020/24 r. 12.]\n\n##### 23A. Hazard management agency — chief executive officer of Transport Department\n\n[(1) deleted.]\n\n(2) The chief executive officer of the Transport Department is the hazard management agency of the hazard set out in regulation 15(i) —\n\n(a) for emergency management; and\n\n(b) for the following area or areas —\n\n(i) State waters;\n\n(ii) the area of a port as defined in the *Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967* section 3;\n\n(iii) the area described in relation to a port by order made by the Governor under the *Port Authorities Act 1999* section 24.\n\n(3) Despite regulation 17(2), the chief executive officer of the Transport Department is the hazard management agency of the hazard set out in regulation 15(j) —\n\n(a) for emergency management; and\n\n(b) for the following area or areas —\n\n(i) State waters;\n\n(ii) the area of a port as defined in the *Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967* section 3;\n\n(iii) the area described in relation to a port by order made by the Governor under the *Port Authorities Act 1999* section 24.\n\n[Regulation 23A inserted: Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4345‑6; amended: Gazette 29 Jan 2013 p. 332; SL 2020/24 r. 13.]\n\n##### 23B. Hazard management agency — Coordinator of Energy\n\nThe Coordinator as defined in the *Energy Coordination Act 1994* section 3(1) is the hazard management agency for emergency management of the hazards set out in regulation 15(k) and (l) for the whole of the State.\n\n[Regulation 23B inserted: Gazette 29 Jan 2013 p. 332; amended: Gazette 15 Oct 2013 p. 4674.]\n\n##### 23C. Hazard management agency — Department of the Premier and Cabinet\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nDepartment means the department of the Public Service principally assisting the Premier.\n\n(2) The Department is the hazard management agency for emergency management of the hazard set out in regulation 15(o) for the whole of the State.\n\n(3) The chief executive officer of the Department is authorised to act in the name of the Department for the purposes of —\n\n(a) sections 50 and 53 of the Act; and\n\n(b) authorising under section 55(1) of the Act persons to act as hazard management officers.\n\n(4) The Government Chief Information Officer employed by the Department is authorised to act in the name of the Department for the purposes of —\n\n(a) sections 50 and 53 of the Act; and\n\n(b) authorising under section 55(1) of the Act persons to act as hazard management officers.\n\n[Regulation 23C inserted: SL 2025/214 r. 7.]\n\n## Part 4 — Exchange of information\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 19 Feb 2010 p. 661.]\n\n##### 23. Prescribed relevant information (Act s. 72)\n\nFor the purpose of the definition of ***relevant information*** in section 72(1) of the Act, each of the following kinds of information is prescribed —\n\n(a) information about the loss suffered by a person, the assistance requested by a person and the assistance provided to or approved for a person;\n\n(b) information about the owner or occupier of real property;\n\n(c) information relating to a person’s finances or insurance;\n\n(d) information relating to the person who owns, controls or manages electronic information;\n\n(e) information relating to the person who owns, controls or manages an electronic system;\n\n(f) if the emergency situation or state of emergency is in respect of a hazard that is a cybersecurity incident — information relating to the cybersecurity incident.\n\n[Regulation 23 inserted: Gazette 19 Feb 2010 p. 661‑2; amended: SL 2022/176 r. 4 and 7; SL 2025/214 r. 8.]\n\n##### 24. Disclosure of relevant information (Act s. 72)\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 72(2)(a)(ii) of the Act, during an emergency situation or state of emergency, for the purposes of emergency management a hazard management officer or an authorised officer may disclose relevant information to a person or entity engaged by an emergency management agency to provide welfare services (as defined in section 72(1) of the Act).\n\n[(1A) deleted]\n\n(2) An agency to which relevant information is disclosed under section 72(2)(a)(i) of the Act must not further disclose that information unless it is reasonably necessary to do so for a purpose related to emergency management.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n(3) A person or entity to which relevant information is disclosed under section 72(2)(a)(ii) of the Act must not further disclose that information unless it is reasonably necessary to do so for a purpose related to emergency management.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n[Regulation 24 inserted: Gazette 19 Feb 2010 p. 662; amended: SL 2022/176 r. 5 and 8.]\n\n##### 25. Storing disclosed relevant information (Act s. 72)\n\nAn agency, person or entity to which relevant information is disclosed under section 72(2)(a) of the Act must ensure that that information is kept in a secure manner so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $1 000.\n\n[Regulation 25 inserted: Gazette 19 Feb 2010 p. 662; amended: SL 2022/176 r. 6 and 9.]\n\n## Part 5 — Combat agencies and support organisations\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 19 Jul 2011 p. 2985.]\n\n##### 26. Combat agency — Health Department\n\nThe Health Department is a combat agency responsible for the emergency management activity of providing health services.\n\n[Regulation 26 inserted: Gazette 19 Jul 2011 p. 2985; amended: SL 2020/24 r. 14.]\n\n##### 27. Combat agency — St John Ambulance Australia (Western Australia) Incorporated\n\nSt John Ambulance Australia (Western Australia) Incorporated is a combat agency responsible for the emergency management activity of providing health services.\n\n[Regulation 27 inserted: Gazette 19 Jul 2011 p. 2986.]\n\n##### 28. Combat agency — Police Force of Western Australia\n\nThe Police Force of Western Australia is a combat agency responsible for the emergency management activity of disaster victim identity management.\n\n[Regulation 28 inserted: Gazette 19 Jul 2011 p. 2986.]\n\n##### 29. Combat agency — Police Service\n\nThe Police Service is a combat agency responsible for the emergency management activity of disaster victim identity management.\n\n[Regulation 29 inserted: Gazette 19 Jul 2011 p. 2986.]\n\n##### 30. Combat agency — Environment Department\n\nThe Environment Department is a combat agency responsible for the emergency management activity of fire suppression.\n\n[Regulation 30 inserted: Gazette 19 Jul 2011 p. 2986; amended: SL 2020/24 r. 15.]\n\n##### 30A. Combat agency — FES Department\n\nThe FES Department is a combat agency responsible for the emergency management activity of fire suppression.\n\n[Regulation 30A inserted: SL 2020/24 r. 16.]\n\n##### 31. Combat agency — local government\n\nA local government is a combat agency responsible for the emergency management activity of fire suppression.\n\n[Regulation 31 inserted: Gazette 19 Jul 2011 p. 2986.]\n\n##### 32. Support organisation — Communities Department\n\nThe Communities Department is a support organisation responsible for the support function of providing welfare services.\n\n[Regulation 32 inserted: Gazette 19 Jul 2011 p. 2986; amended: SL 2020/24 r. 17.]\n\n## Part 6 — Infringement notices\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2020/31 r. 4.]\n\n##### 33. Prescribed offence and modified penalty\n\n(1) The offence under section 86(1) of the Act is prescribed as an offence for which an infringement notice may be issued under the *Criminal Procedure Act 2004* Part 2.\n\n(2) For the purposes of the *Criminal Procedure Act 2004* section 5(3), the modified penalty for the offence is —\n\n(a) if the alleged offender is an individual — $1 000; or\n\n(b) if the alleged offender is a body corporate — $5 000.\n\n[Regulation 33 inserted: SL 2020/31 r. 4.]\n\n##### 34. Approved officers and authorised officers\n\n(1) The State Emergency Coordinator may, in writing, appoint persons, or classes of persons, to be approved officers for the purposes of the *Criminal Procedure Act 2004* Part 2 in relation to infringement notices issued under that Part for the offence prescribed under regulation 33(1).\n\n(2) The State Emergency Coordinator may, in writing, appoint police officers, or classes of police officers, to be authorised officers for the purposes of the *Criminal Procedure Act 2004* Part 2 in relation to infringement notices issued under that Part for the offence prescribed under regulation 33(1).\n\n(3) A police officer who is appointed to be an authorised officer may show that the officer is authorised to issue infringement notices for the offence prescribed under regulation 33(1) by showing the officer’s Certificate of Authority (as defined in the *Police Force Regulations 1979* regulation 901A).\n\n[Regulation 34 inserted: SL 2020/31 r. 4.]\n\n##### 35. Forms\n\nFor the purposes of the *Criminal Procedure Act 2004* Part 2, the forms set out in Schedule 1 are prescribed.\n\n[Regulation 35 inserted: SL 2020/31 r. 4.]\n\nSchedule 1 — Forms\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2020/31 r. 5.]\n\n[r. 35]\n\n**Form 1 — Infringement notice**\n\n- **Infringement notice***Emergency Management Act 2005*\n- To:Address: Infringement no.\n- Date of notice\n- Modified penalty\n- Due date\n- **Part A: Offence details**\n- Alleged offender:\n- Alleged offence: Failure to comply with a direction\n- *Emergency Management Act 2005* s. 86(1)\n- Location:\n- Offence date: Offence time: Modified penalty:\n- Issuing officer:\n- **Part B: Take notice**\n- It is alleged you have committed the above offence.If you do not want to be prosecuted in court for the offence, pay the modified penalty using one of the options shown in Part C below within 28 days after the date of this notice.If you want this matter to be dealt with by prosecution in court, complete and return the election in Part D below within 28 days after the date of this notice.\n- If you do not pay the modified penalty within 28 days after the date of this notice, you may be prosecuted or enforcement action may be taken under the *Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994*. Under that Act, some or all of the following actions may be taken — your driver’s licence may be suspended, your vehicle licence may be suspended or cancelled, you may be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence or vehicle licence, your vehicle may be immobilised or have its number plates removed, your details may be published on a website, your earnings or bank accounts may be garnished, and your property may be seized and sold.\n- **Part C: Payment slip**\n- If paying by post, send this slip with your payment to: [*insert details*].Cheques and money orders are to be made payable to [*insert details*]. Do not send cash in the mail.Payment must be made in full within 28 days after the date of this notice. No part-payments will be accepted.\n- Infringement no. **Online and phone payment options***[insert details for paying online or by telephone]*\n- Due date\n- Amount due\n\n- **Part D: Court election**\n- I, _____________________ of _____________________ elect to have this matter dealt with by a court. I understand I may receive a summons in due course.\n- Signature: Date:\n- Email: Phone no:\n- Once you have completed the details above, return this form within 28 days after the date of this notice, using one of the following options:[*insert options*]\n\n\n[Form 1 inserted: SL 2020/31 r. 5; amended: SL 2020/165 r. 4.]\n\n**Form 2 — Withdrawal of infringement notice**\n\n- *Emergency Management Act 2005***Withdrawal of infringement notice** Withdrawal no.\n- **Alleged offender** Name\n- Address\n- **Details of infringement notice** Infringement no.\n- Date of issue\n- **Alleged offence** *Emergency Management Act 2005* s. 86(1)\n- Date\n- Location\n- Details of offence\n- **Approved Officer withdrawing notice** Name\n- Office\n- Signature\n- **Date** Date of withdrawal\n- **Withdrawal of infringement notice***[*Delete whichever is not applicable]* The above infringement notice issued against you for the above alleged offence has been withdrawn.If you have already paid the modified penalty for the alleged offence, you are entitled to a refund.* Your refund is enclosed.*or*\n- * If you have paid the modified penalty but a refund is not enclosed, you may claim your refund by signing and dating this notice and posting it to: Approved Officer — *Emergency Management Act 2005* *[Insert address]*\n- **Your signature** **Date**\n\n\n[Form 2 inserted: SL 2020/31 r. 5.]\n\n![dline]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Emergency Management Regulations 2006* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Emergency Management Regulations 2006* | 21 Apr 2006 p. 1582‑4 | 21 Apr 2006 |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2006* | 12 Jan 2007 p. 50‑2 | 12 Jan 2007 |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2008* | 18 Mar 2008 p. 866‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 18 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 19 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Emergency Management Regulations 2006* as at 18 Apr 2008** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2008* | 29 Apr 2008 p. 1577‑8 | r. 1 and 2: 29 Apr 2008 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 30 Apr 2008 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2008* | 13 Jan 2009 p. 55‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 13 Jan 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 14 Jan 2009 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2009* | 19 Feb 2010 p. 661‑2 | r. 1 and 2: 19 Feb 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Feb 2010 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010* | 10 Sep 2010 p. 4344‑6 | r. 1 and 2: 10 Sep 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 11 Sep 2010 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2010* | 3 Dec 2010 p. 6055‑6 | r. 1 and 2: 3 Dec 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 4 Dec 2010 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2010* | 3 Dec 2010 p. 6056‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 3 Dec 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 4 Dec 2010 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Emergency Management Regulations 2006* as at 1 Apr 2011** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2011* | 19 Jul 2011 p. 2985‑6 | r. 1 and 2: 19 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2012* | 13 Mar 2012 p. 1034-5 | r. 1 and 2: 13 Mar 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 14 Mar 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2012* | 31 Oct 2012 p. 5253‑4 | r. 1 and 2: 31 Oct 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Nov 2012 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 31 Oct 2012 p. 5255) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2012* | 29 Jan 2013 p. 329-32 | r. 1 and 2: 29 Jan 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 30 Jan 2013 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2013* | 15 Oct 2013 p. 4673-4 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Oct 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 Oct 2013 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 3: The *Emergency Management Regulations 2006* as at 7 Mar 2014** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2020* | SL 2020/24 27 Mar 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Mar 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Mar 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2020* | SL 2020/31 3 Apr 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 3 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 4 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2020* | SL 2020/165 25 Sep 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 25 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 29 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2020/159 cl. 2(a)) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2022* | SL 2022/176 2 Nov 2022 | Pt. 1: 2 Nov 2022 (see r. 2(a));   Pt. 2: 3 Nov 2022 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2022/175 cl. 2)   Pt. 3: 3 Nov 2024 (see r. 2(c) and SL 2022/175 cl. 2) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2024* | SL 2024/294 21 Dec 2024 | r. 1 and 2: 21 Dec 2024 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 31 Mar 2025 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2024/289 cl. 2) |\n| *Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2025* | SL 2025/214 17 Dec 2025 | r. 1 and 2: 17 Dec 2025 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Mar 2026 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nAgriculture Director General 19(1)\n\nCommunities Department 1A\n\ncorridor land 14\n\ncybersecurity incident 1A, 14B(2)\n\nDepartment 23C(1)\n\nelectronic system 1A, 14B(1)\n\nEnvironment Department 1A\n\nexplosive substance 14\n\nFES Commissioner 17(1)\n\nFES Department 1A\n\nfirearm 14\n\nHealth Department 1A\n\nhostile act 14, 14A(1)\n\nimpair 14B(1)\n\nPublic Transport Authority 20(1)\n\nrailway infrastructure 14\n\nState waters 14\n\nTransport Department 1A\n\nvessel 14\n\nweapon 14\n\n© State of Western Australia 2026.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2026.\n\nBy Authority: ROGER JACOBS, Acting Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have expanded significantly beyond their original 2006 scope. Originally focused on traditional natural disasters (fires, floods, cyclones) and physical hazards, the instrument has grown to include: (1) 'hostile acts' (terrorism, sieges, bomb threats) added in 2020; (2) 'cybersecurity incidents' added in 2025, treating digital infrastructure failures as equivalent to physical disasters; and (3) expanded information-sharing powers for digital emergencies. The creation of a new hazard management agency (Department of the Premier and Cabinet) specifically for cyber incidents represents a fundamental shift from physical emergency response to digital/cyber emergency management."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple defined terms (17 defined terms across the instrument) with some terms defined by reference to other Acts","Complex hazard allocation system with overlapping jurisdictional boundaries (e.g., rail crashes split between Public Transport Authority and ARC Infrastructure based on land type)","Nested definitions: 'hostile act' and 'cybersecurity incident' have multi-layered definitions with sub-paragraphs and cross-references within the definitions themselves","Geographic limitations on hazard management agency authority (e.g., State waters vs. port areas vs. corridor land)","Multiple amendment layers (19 amendment instruments since 2006) creating a fragmented structure with deleted regulations and inserted provisions","Cross-references to at least 10 other pieces of legislation including Commonwealth Acts","Conditional logic in hazard definitions requiring assessment of 'reasonable suspicion' and capability to cause harm"],"plain_english_summary":"This is Western Australia's **Emergency Management Regulations 2006**, which sets out the practical rules for how the state handles emergencies.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe regulations fill in the details of the Emergency Management Act 2005, explaining who does what when disaster strikes. It covers everything from bushfires and floods to cyberattacks and terrorist incidents.\n\n**Key parts:**\n\n- **The State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC):** Rules about how this top-level committee runs — who can be members, how long they serve, how meetings work (including by phone), and what happens if someone can't attend.\n\n- **Hazard management:** Assigns specific government agencies to manage different types of emergencies. For example:\n  - Police handle air crashes, road crashes, terrorist acts, and \"hostile acts\" (like sieges or bomb threats)\n  - Fire and Emergency Services handle cyclones, earthquakes, floods, fires, and chemical spills\n  - Health Department handles disease outbreaks and heatwaves\n  - Transport Department handles maritime incidents and oil spills at sea\n  - Department of the Premier and Cabinet handles **cybersecurity incidents** (newly added)\n\n- **Information sharing:** Allows emergency officials to share personal information (like your address, finances, or insurance details) with welfare agencies during emergencies, but requires them to keep it secure.\n\n- **Combat agencies and support organisations:** Lists which organisations actually respond to emergencies — including St John Ambulance, local councils, and various government departments.\n\n- **Infringement notices:** Sets up a system where police can issue on-the-spot fines ($1,000 for individuals, $5,000 for companies) to people who refuse to follow emergency directions.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nEveryone in Western Australia during an emergency, plus all the government agencies, local councils, and emergency services that coordinate the response.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is the rulebook that kicks in when disasters happen. It ensures there's no confusion about who's in charge of what — whether it's a bushfire, a flood, a pandemic, or a cyberattack on critical infrastructure."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed — no legislative text was provided. The input is a broken webpage notice, not the Emergency Management Regulations 2006 themselves."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — the source is a website error page, not actual legislation","Impossible to assess legal complexity without substantive text","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"## ⚠️ Content Unavailable\n\nThe text provided does not contain the actual content of the **Emergency Management Regulations 2006** (Western Australia). The page retrieved is an error/redirect notice from the Western Australian legislation website, indicating the URL is no longer active due to system upgrades.\n\n**What this means for you:** No meaningful legal analysis can be performed on the substance of this legislation from the content provided. To access the actual regulations, you should:\n- Visit the [Western Australian legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search directly for \"Emergency Management Regulations 2006\"\n- Contact the Parliamentary Counsel's Office Helpdesk as suggested on the page\n- Search under the parent Act: *Emergency Management Act 2005* (WA)"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have broadened since the original 2006 text. Amendments explicitly added new hazard categories and definitions (hostile acts reg 14A; cybersecurity incidents reg 14B; reg 15(o)), reassigned or named additional hazard management agencies (regs 20–23C), expanded information‑sharing and storage rules with penalties (regs 23–25), and introduced an infringement-notice enforcement regime with specified modified penalties and authorised officer appointments (regs 33–35). The compilation table shows these changes were made by successive amendment instruments (2007–2025)."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-references to other Acts and external definitions (e.g. The Criminal Code, Firearms Act 2024, Weapons Act 1999, Rail Freight System Act 2000, Energy Coordination Act 1994) — see regs 14, 14A, 14B, 21, 23B.","Multiple, detailed definitions that set legal thresholds (e.g. 'hostile act' in reg 14A, 'cybersecurity incident' and 'electronic system' in reg 14B) using standards such as 'reasonable suspicion' and 'capable of causing' harm.","Allocation of hazard management responsibilities across many named agencies and private entities (regs 16–23C), producing region- and asset-specific responsibilities (e.g. State waters, corridor land).","Discretionary appointment and removal powers for SEMC members and deputies, with leave and quorum rules (regs 2–13) that affect governance and decision-making speed.","Information‑sharing and data-security duties during emergencies with explicit offences and fines for unauthorised further disclosure or insecure storage (regs 23–25).","Creation of an infringement-notice scheme tied to a criminal procedure regime with different modified penalties for individuals and corporations, and delegation powers for authorised officers (regs 33–35).","Interaction between administrative emergency powers (directions, hazard management) and enforcement mechanisms (infringement notices, fines), requiring coordination between agencies and police (regs 16–17, 33–34).","Multiple amendment insertions over time (e.g. regs 14A, 14B, 23C added by later SLs) which produce a layered statutory text and may affect interpretation and implementation consistency — see compilation table."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations list the events treated as emergencies (now including hostile acts and cybersecurity incidents), assign which public bodies manage each hazard, and set rules for the State Emergency Management Committee’s membership and meetings. They also allow controlled sharing and secure storage of personal and system information during emergencies, set small fines for improper disclosure, and create an infringement notice regime with prescribed penalties for failure to comply with emergency directions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/emergency-management-regulations-2006","history":"/api/acts/emergency-management-regulations-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/emergency-management-regulations-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/emergency-management-regulations-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/emergency-management-regulations-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/emergency-management-regulations-2006/documents"}}