Hazardous substances and New Organisms, Alcohol Flashcards
List the six descriptors for “Hazardous Substance”
- Explosive
- Flammable
- Oxidising
- Corrosive
- Toxic
- Eco-toxic
- or becomes one of these on contact with air or water
Describe a “New Organism” (5)
1: Organism not in NZ prior to July 1998
2: Organism not in NZ prior to relevent regulation.
3: Orgnanism approved for conditional or controlled release or containment.
4: Genetically Modified organism
5: Eradicated from NZ
s 135 Describe “emergency” in context of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
a) Actual or Imminent danger to human health or safety
OR
b) danger to environment or chattels so significant immediate action required to remove danger -
arising from substance or organism requiring immediate action
Before you can declare an emergency you must consider Four Acts that might already be engaged or active in relation to the event. What are they?
No emergency has been declared by an enforcement officer under:
- Fire and Emergency NZ Act
- Civil Defence Management Act
- Biosecurity Act
- This Act (Hazardous substances and New Organisms Act)
s136(c) DECLARATION of a Hazardous substances emergency. Full powers are under s137. They should be excercised in order to (4)
- Enter premises
- Remove cause of emergency
- Stabilise situation
- Protect persons/environment/chattels.
What three things must you state on declaring an emergency?
- Identify yourself to any person in the vicinity
- Authority to exercise power (Environmental Protection Authority)
- Nature of Emergency and the area likely to be affected
How long does the Hazardous substances or New Organisms emergency last?
Max 48 hours after declaration or when one of the three over-riding statutory enactments takes over (Fire and Emergency; Bio Security or Civil defence) which ever is the sooner.
s137 grants specific EMERGENCY powers under the act in relation to a Hazardous substances or new organisms emergency. What are they?
- Enter any premise or dwelling at any time
- Direct any person to:
- Stop activity contributing to emergency
- Leave the vicinity
- Refrain from entering the vicinity
- Requisition any property for use in the emergency
- Destroy property in order to prevent/limit emergency
- Secure site for 24hrs following passing of immediate danger
S4 Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. What is the object of the act
- Sale, Supply and consumption of alcohol undertaken safely and responsibly
- harm caused by excessive or inappropriate consumption should be minimised
S265 Closure of premises by order. On what grounds may a constable request a District Court Judge, 2 Justices or 1 Community Magistrate to close a premises?
-If a riot occurs, or reasonable grounds to believe a riot may occur in any place
May use force reasonably necessary to close
*nb any place means it’s not necessary for the riot to be at the licenced premises in question. Whereas s 266 (closure by police) requires the riot or other public nusiance activity to occur at the licenced premises
S266 In what circumstances can a Constable order closure of licensed premises (5)
- If a riot occurs, or reasonable grounds to believe a riot may occur in any place or
- fighting or serious disorder or
- significant threat to public health or safety or
- conduct amounting to a substantial public nuisance
- or RGTB offences have been committed that carry a maximum 5 years or more and significant risk of further offences if premises remains open.
May use reasonable force reasonably necessary to close
S266 How long can remain closed
Immediate closure (or any part of premises for sale of alcohol) up to (no later than) 24 hours from the END OF THE DAY on which the order was made.
S266 Who should you seek authority from to invoke this?
Substantive Sgt or Above. Including Sgt at Comms centre
What is definition of riot
Group of 6 or more people acting together using violence against persons or property to the alarm of persons in the neighbourhood
How can order under s266 be revoked
Duty manager applies to DC Judge or 2 or more magistrates/JP’s to review.
Judge may:
- revoke order
- revoke with conditions
- refuse to revoke