Emergency Management Act 2006
54Compensation for lost property, &c.
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54 Compensation for lost property, &c.
(1) Compensation may be payable if property is lost, destroyed or damaged as a result of an act or omission by an emergency management worker, the State Committee, a Regional Committee, a Municipal Committee or another person while –
(a) exercising, or purportedly exercising, an emergency power or special emergency power; or
(b) undertaking, or purportedly undertaking, rescue and retrieval operations; or
(c) performing or exercising, or purportedly performing or exercising, any function or other power under this Act.
(2) A claim for compensation under subsection (1) is to be made to the Minister in the first instance.