11. Review and Deactivation of Response Measures
11.1 A key part of the government's response to an oil supply disruption would be to regularly review the emergency response to ensure that it is appropriate and that it takes account of new information as required.
11.2 In particular, the Senior Officials Coordination Team would review on an ongoing basis the appropriateness of any measure(s) implemented as part of the emergency response, and advise the Minister of Energy on that basis. A measure would only remain in place in order to fulfil New Zealand's obligations to the IEA or if petroleum products are, or are likely to be, in short supply in New Zealand.
11.3 Once the Senior Officials Coordination Team deemed that a measure was no longer necessary, the Minister could make an advance announcement of the removal of that measure and in what manner this would occur.
11.4 Similarly, on advice from the Senior Officials Coordination Team, the Minister could announce in advance the deactivation of the entire emergency response, including an explanation of the deactivation process.
Areas for Feedback
This section proposes a process of reviewing and deactivating the emergency response to an oil supply disruption. The Ministry of Economic Development welcomes feedback on the proposed process and institutional arrangements for review and deactivation of a specific emergency response.
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