Control and direction in emergency responses
12 Control and direction in emergency responses
In this section—
emergency has the same meaning as in the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 and includes the actual or imminent occurrence of an animal or plant disease or animal or plant pest.
The Secretary may, if satisfied that governmental action is required for the purposes of this Act to respond to an emergency that affects one or more specified regions or parts of regions, by order in writing given to the Chair of the Local Land Services Board—
declare that the Secretary has assumed responsibility for controlling the actions of Local Land Services for the purposes of responding to the emergency, and
require the Chair to ensure that Local Land Services and its staff comply with any directions that the Secretary issues to Local Land Services and its staff.
Local Land Services and its staff are to comply with any such direction while the order under subsection (2) is in force.
The order is to specify the general nature, location and extent of the emergency.
The order takes effect as soon as it is given and continues to have effect until revoked by the Secretary.
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