Emergencies Act 2004
182BEmergency operation notice
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182B Emergency operation notice (a) the Minister is satisfied that an emergency has happened, is happening or is likely to happen in the ACT; and (b) neither a state of alert nor a state of emergency have been declared for the emergency; and (c) the Minister is satisfied that the emergency requires an emergency operation. (2) The Minister must, as soon as practicable, prepare a written notice (an emergency operation notice) setting out the following: (a) that an emergency operation has started; (b) when and where the emergency operation started; (c) the nature of the emergency; (d) if the Minister knows when the emergency operation will end— the day on which the operation ends; (e) any other information prescribed by regulation.
(3) As soon as practicable after issuing the notice, the Minister must ensure the notice is— (4) The notice ends— (a) at the end of the day on which the emergency operation is stated to end in the notice; or (b) if no end day is stated in the notice—the end of the day on which the notice is revoked. (5) A failure to comply with subsection (3) does not affect the validity of the notice. (6) For subsection (1), the Minister may be satisfied that an emergency is likely to happen if the Minister is satisfied that an event that has