Emergency Management Regulations 2006

For the purposes of this Part, a hostile act is —

an event or situation to which subregulation (2), (3) or (4) applies; or

an event or situation that is, or is reasonably suspected to be, any of the following —

1 or more persons being held hostage;

a kidnapping;

a siege;

the hijacking of a vehicle or aircraft;

an event or situation involving the escape of a person from lawful custody that is capable of causing or resulting in loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of persons.

This subregulation applies to an event or situation in which —

an explosive substance or hazardous substance is used to cause —

loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of persons or animals; or

unlawful destruction of, or damage to, property or any part of the environment;

a threat is made that causes a person to have a reasonable suspicion that an explosive substance or hazardous substance is being or will be used as referred to in paragraph (a); or

it is reasonably suspected that an explosive substance or hazardous substance is being or will be used as referred to in paragraph (a).

This subregulation applies to an event or situation in which —

a person is, or is reasonably suspected to be, in possession of any firearm or weapon; and

any of the following applies —

the firearm or weapon is used to cause loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of persons;

a threat is made that causes a person to have a reasonable suspicion that the firearm or weapon is being or will be used as referred to in subparagraph (i);

it is reasonably suspected that the firearm or weapon is being or will be used as referred to in subparagraph (i).

This subregulation applies to an event or situation in which —

a person uses a vehicle or aircraft intentionally to cause —

loss of life, prejudice to the safety, or harm to the health, of persons or animals; or

unlawful destruction of, or damage to, property or any part of the environment;

a threat is made that causes a person to have a reasonable suspicion that a vehicle or aircraft is being or will be used as referred to in paragraph (a); or

it is reasonably suspected that a vehicle or aircraft is being or will be used as referred to in paragraph (a).