60DOrder of Premier, Minister or authorised officer applying Part to emergency operations

#### 60D Order of Premier, Minister or authorised officer applying Part to emergency operations 60D Order of Premier, Minister or authorised officer applying Part to emergency operations > > (1) The Premier, Minister or an authorised officer may, by order published in the Gazette or on the NSW legislation website, direct that emergency operations carried out in connection with an emergency specified in the order are operations to which this Part applies. > > > (2) In determining whether an order under this section is needed, the Premier, Minister or authorised officer is to have regard to the possible duration of the emergency. > > > (3) An order may apply to all emergency operations carried out in connection with the emergency or may be limited in its operation by reference to any one or more of the following— > > > > > (a) particular operations or a class of operations, > > > > > (b) a particular emergency services organisation or organisations taking part in those operations, > > > > > (c) a particular area in which those operations are being carried out. > > > (4) An order made by the Premier remains in force for the period specified in the order unless revoked earlier. If no period is specified, the order remains in force until revoked. Revocation is to be by a further order of the Premier published in the Gazette or on the NSW legislation website. > > > (4AA) An order made by the Minister remains in force for the period, not more than 14 days, specified in the order unless revoked earlier. > > > (4AB) Revocation of an order made by the Minister is by either of the following published in the Gazette or on the NSW legislation website— > > > > > (a) a further order of the Minister under this section, > > > > > (b) an order of the Premier under this section. > > > (4A) An order made by an authorised officer remains in force for the period, not exceeding 48 hours, specified in the order (unless revoked earlier). Revocation is to be by a further order of the authorised officer or the Premier published in the Gazette or on the NSW legislation website. > > > (5) An order may be made under this section whether or not a state of emergency has been declared under section 33. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > authorised officer means any of the following— > > > > > (a) the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service or the State Emergency Service, > > > > > (b) the State Emergency Operations Controller or Deputy State Emergency Operations Controller referred to in section 18. > > **s 60D:** Ins 1994 No 23, Sch 1 (1). Am 2012 No 95, Sch 2.35; 2018 No 59, Sch 1 \[23\]–\[28\]; 2023 No 42, Sch 5\[11\]–\[13\].