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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
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.
(2) The Premier may, by order in writing, revoke a declaration of a state of emergency at any time.