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Public Safety Preservation Act 1986
sec.15Ending CBR emergency
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### sec.15 Ending CBR emergency
As soon as the relevant person is satisfied it is no longer necessary for emergency responders to continue to exercise CBR emergency powers to protect life or health at serious risk because of the CBR substance involved in the CBR emergency, the relevant person must end the emergency.
The CBRE commander must promptly inform emergency responders of the ending of the CBR emergency.
The CBRE commander must also notify the ending of the CBR emergency and when it ended by gazette notice as soon as practicable.
A regulation extending or further extending the period of the CBR emergency expires when the emergency ends.
In this section—
relevant person means—
to end a CBR emergency within 24 hours of its start—
if a Minister has not been notified under section 12 —the CBRE commander; or
if a Minister has been notified under section 12 —the Minister notified; or
if the period of the CBR emergency is extended under section 13 —the Minister and the Premier.
s 15 prev s 15 om 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3
pres s 15 ins 2003 No. 46 s 13
amd 2007 No. 34 s 7 sch
(sec.15-ssec.1) As soon as the relevant person is satisfied it is no longer necessary for emergency responders to continue to exercise CBR emergency powers to protect life or health at serious risk because of the CBR substance involved in the CBR emergency, the relevant person must end the emergency.
(sec.15-ssec.2) The CBRE commander must promptly inform emergency responders of the ending of the CBR emergency.
(sec.15-ssec.3) The CBRE commander must also notify the ending of the CBR emergency and when it ended by gazette notice as soon as practicable.
(sec.15-ssec.4) A regulation extending or further extending the period of the CBR emergency expires when the emergency ends.
(sec.15-ssec.5) In this section— relevant person means— to end a CBR emergency within 24 hours of its start— if a Minister has not been notified under section 12 —the CBRE commander; or if a Minister has been notified under section 12 —the Minister notified; or if the period of the CBR emergency is extended under section 13 —the Minister and the Premier.
- (a) to end a CBR emergency within 24 hours of its start— (i) if a Minister has not been notified under section 12 —the CBRE commander; or (ii) if a Minister has been notified under section 12 —the Minister notified; or
- (i) if a Minister has not been notified under section 12 —the CBRE commander; or
- (ii) if a Minister has been notified under section 12 —the Minister notified; or
- (b) if the period of the CBR emergency is extended under section 13 —the Minister and the Premier.
- (i) if a Minister has not been notified under section 12 —the CBRE commander; or
- (ii) if a Minister has been notified under section 12 —the Minister notified; or