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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1041 asked in the Legislative Council on 26 October 2022 by Hon Dr Brian Walker

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT(TEMPORARY COVID-19 PROVISIONS) ACT — GAZETTAL

1041. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Minister for Emergency Services:

I refer the Minister to the Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID-19 Provisions) Act 2022, which received royal assent on 21 October 2022.

(1) Has this urgent act been gazetted; and, if not, why not?

(2) If not, when is it anticipated that it will be gazetted?

(3) Given that there have been two editions of the Government Gazette since the bill received royal assent, does the government still maintain that this is an urgent piece of legislation?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) No. Part 1 of the Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID-19 Provisions) Act 2022 commenced operation on royal assent on 21 October 2022. Part 2 of the reforms, which includes provisions for the temporary scheme for the management of COVID-19, will commence by proclamation. The timing of its introduction will coincide with the commencement of a package of consequential amendments to subsidiary legislation across the ministerial portfolios of emergency services, local government, and planning and transport.

(2) It is anticipated that the commencement proclamation and package of consequential amendments to subsidiary legislation will be published in the Government Gazette in the week of 31 October 2022.

(3) Yes.