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Public Health Act 1997
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119 Emergency declarations
(1) The Minister may declare a public health emergency if satisfied that
it is justified in the circumstances.
(2) An emergency declaration must specify—
(a) the nature of the emergency; and
(b) any area to which it relates; and
(c) the period during which the declaration is to remain in force.
(3) An emergency declaration comes into force immediately after it is
made, or at any later time stated in the declaration, and remains in
force for the period stated in the declaration which must be not longer
than 5 days.
(4) The Minister may extend or further extend the period during which
an emergency declaration is to remain in force by a period of up to
2 days.
(5) A declaration under subsection (1) and an extension under
subsection (4) are notifiable instruments.
(6) The Minister must give additional public notice of an emergency
declaration, and any extension of the period of a declaration, as soon
as practicable after it is made.
requirement in s (6) is in addition to the requirement for notification on
the legislation register as a notifiable instrument.