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Public Safety Preservation Act 1986
sec.8GAEvacuation areas may be declared
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### sec.8GA Evacuation areas may be declared
This section applies if, during the period of a terrorist emergency, the TERC commander appointed for the emergency is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the terrorist emergency powers are necessary to manage and control—
the evacuation of persons from a declared area; or
the reception, identification and assessment of persons at a terrorist emergency reception centre established outside a declared area.
The TERC commander may declare 1 or more of the following (each a declared evacuation area ) for the terrorist emergency—
a stated area, outside a declared area, in which a terrorist emergency reception centre has been, or is to be, established for the terrorist emergency;
if persons evacuate from a declared area to a place other than the terrorist emergency reception centre—a stated area, outside the declared area, that includes the place to which the persons evacuate;
a stated area that includes the route for the evacuation of persons from a declared area, or a declared evacuation area mentioned in paragraph (b) , to the terrorist emergency reception centre;
a vehicle used to transport persons from a declared area, or a declared evacuation area mentioned in paragraph (b) , to the terrorist emergency reception centre and a stated area surrounding the vehicle.
a bus with a stated registration number and an area within a stated distance of the bus
a stated vessel and an area within a stated distance of the vessel
A stated area for subsection (2) (a) to (d) must be the smallest area reasonably necessary to effectively manage—
the evacuation of persons from a declared area or declared evacuation area; or
the reception, identification and assessment of persons at the terrorist emergency reception centre or other place to which the persons evacuate.
As soon as practicable after making a declaration under subsection (2) , the TERC commander must issue a certificate (a terrorist emergency evacuation certificate ) signed by the commander stating—
each declared evacuation area; and
the date and time the declaration was made.
The TERC commander may at any time change a declared evacuation area by—
amending its description on the terrorist emergency evacuation certificate; and
noting the date and time of the amendment on the terrorist emergency evacuation certificate.
Unless the TERC commander ends a declaration made under subsection (2) sooner, the declaration ends when the declaration of the terrorist emergency ends.
In this section—
vehicle includes vessel, aircraft or railway rolling stock.
s 8GA ins 2016 No. 42 s 35
(sec.8GA-ssec.1) This section applies if, during the period of a terrorist emergency, the TERC commander appointed for the emergency is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the terrorist emergency powers are necessary to manage and control— the evacuation of persons from a declared area; or the reception, identification and assessment of persons at a terrorist emergency reception centre established outside a declared area.
(sec.8GA-ssec.2) The TERC commander may declare 1 or more of the following (each a declared evacuation area ) for the terrorist emergency— a stated area, outside a declared area, in which a terrorist emergency reception centre has been, or is to be, established for the terrorist emergency; if persons evacuate from a declared area to a place other than the terrorist emergency reception centre—a stated area, outside the declared area, that includes the place to which the persons evacuate; a stated area that includes the route for the evacuation of persons from a declared area, or a declared evacuation area mentioned in paragraph (b) , to the terrorist emergency reception centre; a vehicle used to transport persons from a declared area, or a declared evacuation area mentioned in paragraph (b) , to the terrorist emergency reception centre and a stated area surrounding the vehicle. a bus with a stated registration number and an area within a stated distance of the bus a stated vessel and an area within a stated distance of the vessel
(sec.8GA-ssec.3) A stated area for subsection (2) (a) to (d) must be the smallest area reasonably necessary to effectively manage— the evacuation of persons from a declared area or declared evacuation area; or the reception, identification and assessment of persons at the terrorist emergency reception centre or other place to which the persons evacuate.
(sec.8GA-ssec.4) As soon as practicable after making a declaration under subsection (2) , the TERC commander must issue a certificate (a terrorist emergency evacuation certificate ) signed by the commander stating— each declared evacuation area; and the date and time the declaration was made.
(sec.8GA-ssec.5) The TERC commander may at any time change a declared evacuation area by— amending its description on the terrorist emergency evacuation certificate; and noting the date and time of the amendment on the terrorist emergency evacuation certificate.
(sec.8GA-ssec.6) Unless the TERC commander ends a declaration made under subsection (2) sooner, the declaration ends when the declaration of the terrorist emergency ends.
(sec.8GA-ssec.7) In this section— vehicle includes vessel, aircraft or railway rolling stock.
- (a) the evacuation of persons from a declared area; or
- (b) the reception, identification and assessment of persons at a terrorist emergency reception centre established outside a declared area.
- (a) a stated area, outside a declared area, in which a terrorist emergency reception centre has been, or is to be, established for the terrorist emergency;
- (b) if persons evacuate from a declared area to a place other than the terrorist emergency reception centre—a stated area, outside the declared area, that includes the place to which the persons evacuate;
- (c) a stated area that includes the route for the evacuation of persons from a declared area, or a declared evacuation area mentioned in paragraph (b) , to the terrorist emergency reception centre;
- (d) a vehicle used to transport persons from a declared area, or a declared evacuation area mentioned in paragraph (b) , to the terrorist emergency reception centre and a stated area surrounding the vehicle. Examples— • a bus with a stated registration number and an area within a stated distance of the bus • a stated vessel and an area within a stated distance of the vessel
- • a bus with a stated registration number and an area within a stated distance of the bus
- • a stated vessel and an area within a stated distance of the vessel
- • a bus with a stated registration number and an area within a stated distance of the bus
- • a stated vessel and an area within a stated distance of the vessel
- (a) the evacuation of persons from a declared area or declared evacuation area; or
- (b) the reception, identification and assessment of persons at the terrorist emergency reception centre or other place to which the persons evacuate.
- (a) each declared evacuation area; and
- (b) the date and time the declaration was made.
- (a) amending its description on the terrorist emergency evacuation certificate; and
- (b) noting the date and time of the amendment on the terrorist emergency evacuation certificate.