Cocos (Keeling) Islands Emergency Management Ordinance 2012
16BExtension of emergency situation declaration
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16B Extension of emergency situation declaration
(1) The Territory Controller may extend the duration of an emergency situation declaration. (2) An extension of an emergency situation declaration may be given orally or in writing, and must state: (a) the time and date the extension commences; and (b) the period for which the extension has effect, being a period of not more than 3 days, commencing on the date the extension commences. (3) The combined period of a declaration and any extensions must not be more than 7 days, unless Ministerial approval is given for further extensions beyond this period. (4) An oral extension must be recorded in writing, and signed by the Territory Controller, as soon as practicable after it commences. (5) The Territory Controller must give written reasons for the extension to the Committee.