4Definitions

4 Definitions

In this Ordinance:

Act means the Christmas Island Act 1958.

Acting Administrator means the person appointed under section 7 of the Administration Ordinance 1968 to act as Administrator.

Administrator means the Administrator of the Territory appointed under section 6 of the Administration Ordinance 1968.

authorised officer means a person mentioned in subsection 21(1).

Committee means the Emergency Management Committee established by section 5.

Commonwealth Disaster Response Plan means the plan that describes the coordination arrangements for the provision of Australian Government physical assistance to states or territories or offshore territories in the event of a disaster.

Deputy Administrator means the person appointed under section 8 of the Administration Ordinance 1968 to be the deputy of the Administrator.

emergency means the occurrence or imminent occurrence of a hazard which is of such a nature or magnitude that it requires a significant and coordinated response.

emergency area means the area to which an emergency situation declaration or a state of emergency declaration applies.

emergency management means a range of measures to manage risks to communities and the environment, and involves the development and maintenance of arrangements to prevent or mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the effects of emergencies.

emergency management agency means a response agency, a warning agency or a welfare agency.

emergency management plan means the Christmas Island Emergency Management Plan, established and maintained by the Committee under subsection 8(1).

emergency recovery plan means the Christmas Island Emergency Recovery Plan, established and maintained by the Committee under subsection 8(1).

emergency situation means any period during which an emergency situation declaration is in force.

emergency situation declaration means a declaration made by the Territory Controller under section 16A.

hazard means a cyclone, earthquake, landslide, flood, storm, tsunami, fire, plague, epidemic or vehicle, vessel or aircraft accident or incident or other event, situation or condition that is capable of causing or resulting in: