Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (WA)

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 10 September 2010

FE302*

Emergency Management Act 2005

Emergency Management Amendment

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

Regulations 2010

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Emergency Management Amendment
Regulations 2010.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

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3.            Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Emergency Management
Regulations 2006.

4.            Regulation 14 amended

(1) In regulation 14 insert in alphabetical order:

chip has the meaning given in the Navigation Act 1912

(Commonwealth) section 6(1).

(2)	In regulation 14 in the definition of response delete of the Act." and insert:
of the Act;
5.	Regulation 15 amended In regulation 15:

(a)

in paragraph (h)(ii) delete "disease." and insert: disease;

(b)

after paragraph (h) insert:

(i)	actual or impending event involving a ship that is capable of causing loss of life, injury to a person or damage to the health of a person, property or the environment;
(j)	actual or impending spillage, release or escape of oil or an oily mixture that is capable of

damage to the health of a person, property or

causing loss of life, injury to a person or

the environment.

6.            Regulation 23A inserted At the end of Part 3 insert:

23A. Hazard management agency - Marine Safety,
General Manager

(1) In this regulation -

waters of the State means -

(a) all waters within the limits of the State; and

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(b) all coastal waters of the State within the

meaning given in the Coastal Waters (State
Powers) Act 1980 (Commonwealth)

section 3(1).

(2) The Marine Safety, General Manager, Department of

Transport is the hazard management agency of the hazard set out in regulation 15(i) -

(a)	for emergency management; and
(b)	for the following area or areas -

(i)     the waters of the State;

(ii)     the area of a port as defined in the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967 section 3;

(iii) by order made by the Governor under

the area described in relation to a port section 24.

(3) Despite regulation 17(3), the Marine Safety, General

Manager, Department of Transport is the hazard management agency of the hazard set out in regulation 15(j)—

(a)	for emergency management; and
(b)	for the following area or areas -

(i)     the waters of the State;

(ii)     the area of a port as defined in the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967 section 3;

(iii) by order made by the Governor under

the area described in relation to a port section 24.

By Command of the Governor, PETER CONRAN, Clerk of the Executive Council.