4. Emergency Management Legislation

4.2. Additional Resources


If you haven't looked at emergency management legislation, the New Zealand example is a good place start:

  1. Parliamentary Counsel Office.  (2002). Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0033/latest/DLM149795.html?search=ts_act%40bill%40regulation%40deemedreg_civil+defence_resel_25_a&p=1 

For an overview of how risk management is intended to be included in land-use planning, check out the article below:

  1.  Saunders, W.S.A. & Beban, J.S. (2012). Putting R(isk) in the RMA: Technical Advisory Group recommendations on the Resource Management Act 1991 and the implications for natural hazards planning. GNS Science Miscellaneous Series 48, p.57. http://tools.envirolink.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/RISK-R7-120Risk-based20land-use20planning20for20natural20hazard20risk20reduction.pdf