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State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989
33Declaration of state of emergency
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33 Declaration of state of emergency
> > (1) If the Premier is satisfied that an emergency constitutes a significant and widespread danger to life or property in New South Wales, the Premier may, by order in writing, declare that a state of emergency exists in the whole, or in any specified part or parts, of New South Wales in relation to that emergency.
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> > (2) The Premier may, by order in writing, revoke a declaration of a state of emergency at any time.