Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Minister may
by written declaration extend, or from time to time further extend, the
duration of a public health state of emergency declaration.
(2) Section 167(2)
applies in relation to a declaration extending, or further extending, the
duration of a public health state of emergency declaration in the same way
that it applies to the original public health state of emergency declaration.
(3) The declaration
may —
(a)
limit or further limit the powers that may be exercised during the period by
which the duration is extended;
(b)
remove or reduce, during the period by which the duration is extended, any
limitation previously imposed under paragraph (a) or section 167(3)(b) or
169(1)(a);
(c)
reduce or expand the area or areas of the State to which the declaration
applies during the period by which the duration is extended.
(4) A declaration
extending, or further extending, the duration of a public health state of
emergency declaration —
(a) must
state the period by which the duration of the public health state of emergency
declaration is extended; and
(b)
remains in force until the end of the period stated under paragraph (a) unless
the public health state of emergency declaration is sooner revoked under
section 171.
(5) Each extension, or
further extension, of the duration of a public health state of emergency
declaration cannot exceed 14 days, but there is no limit on the number of
extensions as long as subsection (2) is complied with.
(6) A declaration
extending, or further extending, the duration of a public health state of
emergency declaration has effect on and from the time it is made.