Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.59Publication of emergency order
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sec.59 Publication of emergency order
The chief executive must, immediately after making the emergency order, take reasonable steps to ensure persons likely to be directly affected by the order are made aware of the order. publishing media releases, contacting persons affected, advertising in newspapers or other publications Also, the chief executive must publish the emergency order on the department’s website as soon as practicable, but no later than 2 business days, after it is made. An emergency order is not invalid only because of a failure of the chief executive to comply with subsection (1) . (sec.59-ssec.1) The chief executive must, immediately after making the emergency order, take reasonable steps to ensure persons likely to be directly affected by the order are made aware of the order. publishing media releases, contacting persons affected, advertising in newspapers or other publications (sec.59-ssec.2) Also, the chief executive must publish the emergency order on the department’s website as soon as practicable, but no later than 2 business days, after it is made. (sec.59-ssec.3) An emergency order is not invalid only because of a failure of the chief executive to comply with subsection (1) .