Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2022 (WA)

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Emergency Management Act 2005

Emergency Management Amendment

Regulations (No. 2) 2022

SL 2022/176

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part 1 - Preliminary

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Emergency Management Amendment
Regulations (No. 2) 2022.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows

(a) Part 1 on the day on which these regulations are

published in the Gazette;

(b)	Part 2 on the day on which the Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID-19 Provisions) Act 2022 section 7 comes into operation;
(c)	the rest of the regulations on the day on which the Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID-19 Provisions) Act 2022 section 30 comes into operation.

Regulations 2006.

3.            Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Emergency Management

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Part 2 - Amendments relating to Part 6A of Act

4.            Regulation 23 amended

In regulation 23 after "section 72(1)" insert:

of the Act and the definition of relevant information in
section 77P(1)

Note: The heading to amended regulation 23 is to read:

Prescribed relevant information (Act s. 72 and 77P)

5.            Regulation 24 amended

(1) In regulation 24(1):

(a) delete "During an emergency situation or state of emergency," and insert:

For the purposes of section 72(2)(a)(ii) of the Act, during an emergency situation or state of emergency, for the purposes of emergency management

(b) delete "welfare services." and insert:

welfare services (as defined in section 72(1) of the Act).

(2) After regulation 24(1) insert:

(1A) For the purposes of section 77P(2)(a)(ii) of the Act, an

authorised COVID-19 officer may, for the purposes of

COVID-19 management while a COVID-19 declaration is in force, disclose relevant information to a person or entity engaged by an emergency management agency to provide welfare services (as defined in section 77P(1) of the Act).

(3) In regulation 24(2):

(a) after "section 72(2)(a)(i)" insert:
or 77P(2)(a)(i)

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(b) delete "to emergency management." and insert:

to

(a)	in the case of information disclosed under section 72(2)(a)(i) of the Act emergency management; or
(b)	in the case of information disclosed under section 77P(2)(a)(i) of the Act COVID-19 management (as defined in section 77B of the Act).

(4)	In regulation 24(2) in the Penalty delete "Penalty:" and insert:
Penalty for this subregulation:
(5)	In regulation 24(3):

(a)	after "section 72(2)(a)(ii)" insert: or 77P(2)(a)(ii)
(b)	delete "to emergency management." and insert:

to

(a) in the case of information disclosed under section 72(2)(a)(ii) of the Act emergency management; or

in the case of information disclosed under

(b)

section 77P(2)(a)(ii) of the Act COVID-19

management (as defined in section 77B of the

Act).

(6)	In regulation 24(3) in the Penalty delete "Penalty:" and insert:
Penalty for this subregulation:
Note: The heading to amended regulation 24 is to read:

Disclosure of relevant information (Act s. 72 and 77P)

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6.            Regulation 25 amended

In regulation 25 after "section 72(2)(a)" insert:

or 77P(2)(a)

Note: The heading to amended regulation 25 is to read:

Storing disclosed relevant information (Act s. 72 and 77P)

Part 3 - Amendments relating to deletion of Part 6A
of Act

7.            Regulation 23 amended

In regulation 23 delete "of the Act and the definition of relevant information in section 77P( 1)".

Note: The heading to amended regulation 23 is to read:

Prescribed relevant information (Act s. 72)

8.            Regulation 24 amended

(1)	Delete regulation 24(1A).
(2)	In regulation 24(2):

(a)	delete "or 77P(2)(a)(i)";
(b)	delete the passage that begins with "to -" and ends with "the Act)." and insert:

to emergency management.

(3) In regulation 24(3):

(a)	delete "or 77P(2)(a)(ii)";
(b)	delete the passage that begins with "to -" and ends with "the Act)." and insert:

to emergency management.

Note: The heading to amended regulation 24 is to read:

Disclosure of relevant information (Act s. 72)

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9.           Regulation 25 amended

In regulation 25 delete "or 77P(2)(a)".

Note: The heading to amended regulation 25 is to read:

Storing disclosed relevant information (Act s. 72)

V. MOLAN, Clerk of the Executive Council.