National Emergency Declaration (Consequential Amendments) Act 2020 (129 of 2020)

Schedule 1   Amendments consequential on the enactment of the National Emergency Declaration Act 2020

Christmas Island Emergency Management Ordinance 2012

10   After subsection 16A(1)

Insert:

(1A) The Territory Controller may declare that an emergency situation exists in the Territory or part of the Territory if:

(a) a national emergency declaration (within the meaning of the National Emergency Declaration Act 2020) is in force; and

(b) the Territory Controller is satisfied that:

(i) the emergency to which the national emergency declaration relates is affecting, or is likely to affect, the Territory; and

(ii) extraordinary measures are required to prevent or minimise the effect, or likely effect, of that emergency on the Territory.