Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

(1)  The Director, by any means the Director considers appropriate, may declare that a public health emergency exists if satisfied that the situation requires it.

(b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2) :

(3)  The Director is to notify the State Controller, within the meaning of the Emergency Management Act 2006 , if the existence of a public health emergency is declared under this section.