Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2013

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

           Division 1-- Introductory matters

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  

           Division 2--Operation of Act

   3.      Act binds Crown  
   4.      Limitation on application of Act  
   5.      Interaction with other Acts  
   6.      Conflict of duties  
   7.      Application of Criminal Code  

           Division 3--Interpretation

   8.      Definitions  

   PART 2--EMERGENCY PLANS

           Division 1--Territory emergency plan

   9.      Preparation of Territory emergency plan  
   10.     Consideration and approval of Territory emergency plan  
   11.     Review of Territory emergency plan  

           Division 2--Regional emergency plan

   12.     Preparation of regional emergency plan  
   13.     Approval of regional emergency plan  
   14.     Review of regional emergency plan  

           Division 3--Local emergency plan

   15.     Preparation of local emergency plan  
   16.     Consideration and approval of local emergency plan  
   17.     Review of local emergency plan  

   PART 3--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS

           Division 1--Emergency situation

   18.     When an emergency situation exists  

           Division 2--State of emergency

   19.     Declaration of state of emergency  
   20.     Duration of state of emergency  

           Division 3--State of disaster

   21.     Declaration of state of disaster  
   22.     Duration of state of disaster  

           Division 4--Special powers and duties

   23.     Special powers during emergency situation  
   24.     Special powers during state of emergency or disaster  
   25.     Duties of Chief Executive Officers  

   PART 4--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

           Division 1--Preliminary matters

   26.     Overview of emergency management structure  
   27.     Regions  

           Division 2--Territory Emergency Controller

   28.     Territory Emergency Controller  
   29.     Functions of Territory Controller  
   30.     Powers of Territory Controller  
   31.     Territory Controller subject to directions  

           Division 3--Territory Recovery Coordinator

   32.     Territory Recovery Coordinator  
   33.     Functions of Territory Recovery Coordinator  
   34.     Powers of Territory Recovery Coordinator  
   35.     Territory Recovery Coordinator subject to directions  

           Division 4--Territory Emergency Management Council

   36.     Establishment of Council  
   37.     Functions of Council  
   38.     Powers of Council  
   39.     Council subject to directions  
   40.     Membership of Council  
   41.     How member may be appointed  
   42.     Co-chairpersons of Council  
   43.     Procedures of Council  

           Division 5--Northern Territory Emergency Service

   44.     Continuation of Northern Territory Emergency Service  
   45.     Membership of NTES  
   46.     Functions of NTES  
   47.     Powers of NTES  
   48.     Chief Officer  
   49.     Functions of Commissioner  
   50.     Powers of Commissioner  
   52.     Volunteer members  
   53.     Volunteer units  

           Division 6--Regional Emergency Controller

   54.     Appointment of Regional Controller  
   55.     Functions of Regional Controller  
   56.     Powers of Regional Controller  
   57.     Regional Controller subject to directions  

           Division 7--Regional Emergency Committee

   58.     Establishment of Regional Emergency Committee  
   59.     Functions of Regional Emergency Committee  
   60.     Powers of Regional Emergency Committee  
   61.     Membership of Regional Emergency Committee  
   62.     How member may be appointed  
   63.     Chairperson of Regional Emergency Committee  
   64.     Procedures of Regional Emergency Committee  

           Division 8--Regional Recovery Coordinator

   65.     Appointment of Regional Recovery Coordinator  
   66.     Functions of Regional Recovery Coordinator  
   67.     Powers of Regional Recovery Coordinator  
   68.     Regional Recovery Coordinator subject to directions  

           Division 9--Regional Recovery Coordination Committee

   69.     Establishment of Regional Recovery Coordination Committee  
   70.     Functions of Regional Recovery Coordination Committee  
   71.     Powers of Regional Recovery Coordination Committee  
   72.     Membership of Regional Recovery Coordination Committee  
   73.     How member may be appointed  
   74.     Chairperson of Regional Recovery Coordination Committee  
   75.     Procedures of Regional Recovery Coordination Committee  

           Division 10--Local Emergency Controller

   76.     Appointment of Local Controller  
   77.     Functions of Local Controller  
   78.     Powers of Local Controller  
   79.     Local Controller subject to directions  

           Division 11--Local Emergency Committee

   80.     Establishment of Local Emergency Committee  
   81.     Functions of Local Emergency Committee  
   82.     Powers of Local Emergency Committee  
   83.     Membership of Local Emergency Committee  
   84.     How member may be appointed  
   85.     Chairperson of Local Emergency Committee  
   86.     Procedures of Local Emergency Committee  

           Division 12--Local Recovery Coordinator

   87.     Appointment of Local Recovery Coordinator  
   88.     Functions of Local Recovery Coordinator  
   89.     Powers of Local Recovery Coordinator  
   90.     Local Recovery Coordinator subject to directions  

           Division 13--Local Recovery Coordination Committee

   91.     Establishment of Local Recovery Coordination Committee  
   92.     Functions of Local Recovery Coordination Committee  
   93.     Powers of Local Recovery Coordination Committee  
   94.     Membership of Local Recovery Coordination Committee  
   95.     How member may be appointed  
   96.     Chairperson of Local Recovery Coordination Committee  
   97.     Procedures of Local Recovery Coordination Committee  

   PART 5--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1--Authorised officers

   98.     Authorised officers  
   99.     Issue of identity card  
   100.    Return of identity card  

           Division 2--Offences relating to authorised officers

   101.    Failure to comply with direction  
   102.    Falsely representing to be authorised officer  
   103.    Obstructing authorised officer  
   104.    Misleading information  

           Division 3--Miscellaneous matters

   105.    Entering Aboriginal land  
   106.    Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate  

   PART 6--COMPENSATION FOR LOSS

   107.    Definitions  
   108.    Limitation on compensation  
   109.    Application for compensation  
   110.    Decision on application  
   111.    Application to court  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

   112.    Delegation  
   113.    Protection from liability  
   114.    Protection of employment  
   115.    Regulations  

   PART 8--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

           Division 1--Repeals

   116.    Repeals  

           Division 2--Transitional matters

              Subdivision 1--Interpretation

   117.    Definitions  

              Subdivision 2--Office holders

   118.    Members of Council  
   119.    Members of Region Counter Disaster Planning Committee  
   120.    Members of Local Counter Disaster Planning Committee  
   121.    Director of NTES  
   122.    Regional Controllers  
   123.    Local Controllers  
   124.    Authorized persons  
   125.    Voluntary members of NTES  

              Subdivision 3--Instruments

   126.    Regions  
   127.    Counter disaster plans  

   PART 9--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2024

   128.    Definition  
   129.    Director and nominated member of Regional Emergency Committee  
   130.    Actions, agreement, arrangements and plans  
   131.    Protection from liability  
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