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Disaster Management Act 2003
sec.16Meaning of event
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### sec.16 Meaning of event
An event means any of the following—
a cyclone, earthquake, flood, storm, storm tide, tornado, tsunami, volcanic eruption or other natural happening;
an explosion or fire, a chemical, fuel or oil spill, or a gas leak;
an infestation, plague or epidemic;
a prevalence of foot-and-mouth disease
a failure of, or disruption to, an essential service or infrastructure;
an attack against the State;
another event similar to an event mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) .
An event may be natural or caused by human acts or omissions.
(sec.16-ssec.1) An event means any of the following— a cyclone, earthquake, flood, storm, storm tide, tornado, tsunami, volcanic eruption or other natural happening; an explosion or fire, a chemical, fuel or oil spill, or a gas leak; an infestation, plague or epidemic; a prevalence of foot-and-mouth disease a failure of, or disruption to, an essential service or infrastructure; an attack against the State; another event similar to an event mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) .
(sec.16-ssec.2) An event may be natural or caused by human acts or omissions.
- (a) a cyclone, earthquake, flood, storm, storm tide, tornado, tsunami, volcanic eruption or other natural happening;
- (b) an explosion or fire, a chemical, fuel or oil spill, or a gas leak;
- (c) an infestation, plague or epidemic; Example of an epidemic— a prevalence of foot-and-mouth disease
- (d) a failure of, or disruption to, an essential service or infrastructure;
- (e) an attack against the State;
- (f) another event similar to an event mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) .