In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
administering authority means, in relation to a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, the administering authority appointed under section 23
area, in relation to a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, means the area that encompasses all the districts of the local authorities that are members of the Group
civil defence emergency management—
(b) includes, without limitation, the planning, organisation, co-ordination, and implementation of those measures, knowledge, and practices
Civil Defence Emergency Management Co-ordinating Executive Group or Executive Group means a Group established under section 20
Civil Defence Emergency Management Group or Group means a Group established under section 12 or established or re-established under section 22
civil defence emergency management group plan means a plan prepared and approved under section 48
civil defence emergency management plan means a national civil defence emergency management plan or a civil defence emergency management group plan
Controller means the person who is the National Controller in accordance with section 10, or a Group Controller appointed under section 26
department means a department of the public service listed in Schedule 1 of the State Sector Act 1988
Director means the Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management appointed under section 8
district means the district of a local authority; and includes a region
emergency means a situation that—
(a) is the result of any happening, whether natural or otherwise, including, without limitation, any explosion, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, land movement, flood, storm, tornado, cyclone, serious fire, leakage or spillage of any dangerous gas or substance, technological failure, infestation, plague, epidemic, failure of or disruption to an emergency service or a lifeline utility, or actual or imminent attack or warlike act; and
emergency services means the New Zealand Police, New Zealand Fire Service, National Rural Fire Authority, rural fire authorities, and hospital and health services
Group Controller means a person appointed as a Group Controller under section 26
hazard means something that may cause, or contribute substantially to the cause of, an emergency
hospital and health service has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Health and Disability Services Act 1993
lifeline utility means an entity named or described in Part A of Schedule 1, or that carries on a business described in Part B of Schedule 1
member means a local authority that is a member of a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
Minister means, subject to any enactment, the Minister of the Crown who, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
national civil defence emergency management plan means a plan made under section 39
national civil defence emergency management strategy means a strategy completed under section 31
National Controller means the person who is the National Controller in accordance with section 10
national significance includes, without limitation, any case where the Minister or the Director considers that—
public place means a place that, at any material time, is—
(b) includes, without limitation, any aircraft, hovercraft, ship or ferry or other vessel, train, or vehicle carrying or available to carry passengers for reward
recovery activities means activities carried out under this Act or any civil defence emergency management plan after an emergency occurs, including, without limitation,—
Recovery Co-ordinator means a Recovery Co-ordinator appointed under section 29
representative means an elected member of a local authority, including an elected member of a community board
responsible department means the department that is, with the authority of the Prime Minister, for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
risk means the likelihood and consequences of a hazard
road has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Land Transport Act 1998
state of emergency means a state of national emergency or a state of local emergency
state of national emergency means a state of national emergency declared under section 66
State services has the same meaning as in section 2 of the State Sector Act 1988
working day means any day of the week other than—
(a) Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, the Sovereign's birthday, and Waitangi Day; and