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Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003
sec.86APreparing, maintaining and implementing emergency plan
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### sec.86A Preparing, maintaining and implementing emergency plan
The park owner for a residential park must ensure an emergency plan is prepared for the park, providing for the following—
emergency procedures, including—
an effective response to an emergency; and
procedures for evacuating home owners and other residents from the park; and
notifying emergency service organisations at the earliest opportunity; and
arranging for medical treatment and assistance; and
effective communication between the person authorised by the park owner to coordinate the emergency response and the home owners and other residents of the park;
testing of the emergency procedures, including the frequency of testing;
information, training and instruction to the home owners and other residents of the park about implementing the emergency procedures;
another relevant matter prescribed by regulation.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
The park owner must—
maintain the emergency plan for the residential park so that the plan remains effective; and
implement the emergency plan in the event of an emergency.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
In this section—
emergency service organisation means—
the Queensland Ambulance Service; and
Queensland Fire and Rescue; and
the Queensland Police Service.
s 86A ins 2017 No. 42 s 43
amd 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1
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ss 86B–86E ins 2024 No. 28 s 46 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.86A-ssec.1) The park owner for a residential park must ensure an emergency plan is prepared for the park, providing for the following— emergency procedures, including— an effective response to an emergency; and procedures for evacuating home owners and other residents from the park; and notifying emergency service organisations at the earliest opportunity; and arranging for medical treatment and assistance; and effective communication between the person authorised by the park owner to coordinate the emergency response and the home owners and other residents of the park; testing of the emergency procedures, including the frequency of testing; information, training and instruction to the home owners and other residents of the park about implementing the emergency procedures; another relevant matter prescribed by regulation. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.86A-ssec.2) The park owner must— maintain the emergency plan for the residential park so that the plan remains effective; and implement the emergency plan in the event of an emergency. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.86A-ssec.3) In this section— emergency service organisation means— the Queensland Ambulance Service; and Queensland Fire and Rescue; and the Queensland Police Service.
- (a) emergency procedures, including— (i) an effective response to an emergency; and (ii) procedures for evacuating home owners and other residents from the park; and (iii) notifying emergency service organisations at the earliest opportunity; and (iv) arranging for medical treatment and assistance; and (v) effective communication between the person authorised by the park owner to coordinate the emergency response and the home owners and other residents of the park;
- (i) an effective response to an emergency; and
- (ii) procedures for evacuating home owners and other residents from the park; and
- (iii) notifying emergency service organisations at the earliest opportunity; and
- (iv) arranging for medical treatment and assistance; and
- (v) effective communication between the person authorised by the park owner to coordinate the emergency response and the home owners and other residents of the park;
- (b) testing of the emergency procedures, including the frequency of testing;
- (c) information, training and instruction to the home owners and other residents of the park about implementing the emergency procedures;
- (d) another relevant matter prescribed by regulation.
- (i) an effective response to an emergency; and
- (ii) procedures for evacuating home owners and other residents from the park; and
- (iii) notifying emergency service organisations at the earliest opportunity; and
- (iv) arranging for medical treatment and assistance; and
- (v) effective communication between the person authorised by the park owner to coordinate the emergency response and the home owners and other residents of the park;
- (a) maintain the emergency plan for the residential park so that the plan remains effective; and
- (b) implement the emergency plan in the event of an emergency.
- (a) the Queensland Ambulance Service; and
- (b) Queensland Fire and Rescue; and
- (c) the Queensland Police Service.