Emergency Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2012 (WA)

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Emergency Management Act 2005

Emergency Management Amendment

Regulations (No. 3) 2012

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Emergency Management Amendment
Regulations (No. 3) 2012.

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2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(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.

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Emergency Management
Regulations 2006.

4.             Regulation 2 replaced

Delete regulation 2 and insert:

2.             Appointment by Minister of members of SEMC (Act s. 13(2))

In addition to the members referred to in
section 13(2)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Act, the SEMC
is to consist of not more than 7 other members
appointed by the Minister.

5.             Regulation 4 amended

Delete regulation 4(1)(b).

6.             Regulation 14 amended

In regulation 14 delete the definitions of:

preparedness
prevention
response

7.             Regulation 16 amended

(1)	In regulation 16(1) delete “the emergency management aspects set out in subregulation (2)(a) of the following hazards —” and
insert:
emergency management of the following hazards for the whole
of the State —
(2)	Delete regulation 16(2) and (3).

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8.             Regulation 17 amended

(1) In regulation 17(2):

(a) delete “the emergency management aspects set out in

subregulation (3)(a) of the following hazards —” and

insert:

emergency management of the following hazards for the

whole of the State —

(b) in paragraph (g) delete “environment.” and insert:

environment;

(c) after paragraph (g) insert:

(h) fire.

(2) Delete regulation 17(3) and (4).

9.             Regulation 18 replaced

Delete regulation 18 and insert:

18.           Hazard management agency — State Human

Epidemic Controller

The State Human Epidemic Controller, Department of
Health, is the hazard management agency for
emergency management of the hazard of human
epidemic for the whole of the State.

10.           Regulation 19 amended

Delete regulation 19(2) and insert:

(2) The Agriculture Director General is the hazard
management agency for emergency management of the
hazard set out in regulation 15(h) for the whole of the
State.

11.           Regulation 22 replaced

Delete regulation 22 and insert:

22.           Hazard management agency — State Health

Coordinator

The State Health Coordinator, Department of Health, is
the hazard management agency for emergency

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management of the following hazards for the whole of

the State —

(a) actual or impending spillage, release or escape of a biological substance that is capable of causing loss of life, injury to a person or damage to the health of a person, property or the environment;

(b) heatwave.

12.           Regulation 23A amended

In regulation 23A(3) delete “regulation 17(3),” and insert:

regulation 17(2),

13.           Regulation 23B replaced

Delete regulation 23B and insert:

23B.	Hazard management agency — Coordinator of
Energy
The Coordinator as defined in the Energy Coordination Act 1994 section 3(1) is the hazard management agency for emergency management of the hazards set out in regulation 15(k) for the whole of the State.

By Command of the Governor,

R. KENNEDY, Clerk of the Executive Council.