Disaster Risk Management Act

Disaster Risk Management Act

Disaster
Policy
2007
See the publication
Year of publication
2007
Specific thematic area
Disaster preparedness, management and/or response
Sector of governance
Disaster
Type of human mobility
Displacement
Characteristics of human mobility
Internal
Type of environmental driver
None
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
None
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
DIRECT SPECIFIC- It mentions as a role of the National Controller to compel evacuations of persons from the disaster or emergency area and that evacuation should be in the disaster risk management plans.
Sub-region
Polynesia
Region
Polynesia
Macro-region
Oceania
Author/issuing body
Parliament
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
C
Gender marker
C
Human rights marker
C

In the event of a State of disaster or a State of emergency, the National Controller, in consultation with the Response Executive, has the following functions: ( j) compel the evacuation of any or all persons from the Disaster Emergency area or any part of it.

Arts. 12 (2) j, 17 (2)a

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).