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sec.55AProof of disaster situation under Disaster Management Act 2003
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### sec.55A Proof of disaster situation under Disaster Management Act 2003
Any of the following is evidence of the declaration of a disaster situation—
a copy of a declaration (a relevant declaration ) for the disaster situation made under the Disaster Management Act 2003 , section 64 (1) or 69 ;
the gazette purporting to contain notice of the relevant declaration;
for an oral declaration—a statement from the responsible person for the oral declaration that the oral declaration was made under the Disaster Management Act 2003 .
In this section—
disaster situation means a disaster situation within the meaning of the Disaster Management Act 2003 .
oral declaration means a declaration of a disaster situation made orally under the Disaster Management Act 2003 , section 65 (5) or 70 (5) , that, at the time of the hearing, has not been recorded under the Disaster Management Act 2003 , section 65 (7) or 70 (7) .
responsible person , for an oral declaration, means the person who made the oral declaration under the Disaster Management Act 2003 , section 65 (5) or 70 (5) .
s 55A ins 2014 No. 39 s 53
(sec.55A-ssec.1) Any of the following is evidence of the declaration of a disaster situation— a copy of a declaration (a relevant declaration ) for the disaster situation made under the Disaster Management Act 2003 , section 64 (1) or 69 ; the gazette purporting to contain notice of the relevant declaration; for an oral declaration—a statement from the responsible person for the oral declaration that the oral declaration was made under the Disaster Management Act 2003 .
(sec.55A-ssec.2) In this section— disaster situation means a disaster situation within the meaning of the Disaster Management Act 2003 . oral declaration means a declaration of a disaster situation made orally under the Disaster Management Act 2003 , section 65 (5) or 70 (5) , that, at the time of the hearing, has not been recorded under the Disaster Management Act 2003 , section 65 (7) or 70 (7) . responsible person , for an oral declaration, means the person who made the oral declaration under the Disaster Management Act 2003 , section 65 (5) or 70 (5) .
- (a) a copy of a declaration (a relevant declaration ) for the disaster situation made under the Disaster Management Act 2003 , section 64 (1) or 69 ;
- (b) the gazette purporting to contain notice of the relevant declaration;
- (c) for an oral declaration—a statement from the responsible person for the oral declaration that the oral declaration was made under the Disaster Management Act 2003 .