sec.16Meaning of event

### 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) .