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Civil Defence Act 1986 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
1. Short title
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civil defence
Defined · s 2
“civil defence” means the planning, organisation, coordination and implementation of measures, other than measures amounting to an actual combat, that are necessary or desirable for the safety of the public and are designed to guard against, prevent, reduce, or overcome the effects or possible effects of a national emergency or a civil defence emergency, and includes the conducting of, and participation in, drills, exercises and training for such purposes;