Queensland Numbered Acts

COUNTER-TERRORISM AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2016 - SECT 23

23 Amendment of s 5 (Declaration of emergency situation)

(1) Section 5(2)—
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(2) As soon as practicable after making the declaration, the emergency commander must issue a certificate (an
"emergency situation certificate" ) signed by the commander stating—

(a) that an emergency situation has been declared to exist; and

(b) the nature of the emergency situation; and

(c) the date and time the emergency situation was declared to exist; and

(d) the area in respect of which the emergency situation exists.

(2) Section 5(4), ‘certificate issued pursuant to subsection (2)’—
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emergency situation certificate

(3) Section 5(5)—
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(5) The commissioner must keep the emergency situation certificate for at least 6 years.