Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006A00003:clause:4_51ca:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006A00003
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 51CA (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 46200–48906

51CA  Expedited call out

Expedited call out by the Prime Minister

 (1) The Prime Minister may make an order of a kind that the Governor‑General is empowered to make under section 51A, 51AA, 51AB, 51B or 51C if the Prime Minister is satisfied that:
 (a) because a sudden and extraordinary emergency exists, it is not practicable for an order to be made under that section; and
 (b) the circumstances referred to in subsection 51A(1), 51AA(1), 51AB(1), 51B(1) or 51C(1) (as the case requires) exist.

Expedited call out by the other 2 authorising Ministers

 (2) The other 2 authorising Ministers may jointly make an order of a kind that the Governor‑General is empowered to make under section 51A, 51AA, 51AB, 51B or 51C if those authorising Ministers are satisfied that:
 (a) because a sudden and extraordinary emergency exists, it is not practicable for an order to be made under that section; and
 (b) the Prime Minister is unable to be contacted for the purposes of considering whether to make, and making, an order under subsection (1) of this section; and
 (c) the circumstances referred to in subsection 51A(1), 51AA(1), 51AB(1), 51B(1) or 51C(1) (as the case requires) exist.

Expedited call out by an authorising Minister and another Minister

 (2A) An authorising Minister, together with the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Foreign Affairs or the Treasurer, may make an order of a kind that the Governor‑General is empowered to make under section 51A, 51AA, 51AB, 51B or 51C if the Ministers are satisfied that:
 (a) because a sudden and extraordinary emergency exists, it is not practicable for an order to be made under that section; and
 (b) the Prime Minister is unable to be contacted for the purposes of considering whether to make, and making, an order under subsection (1) of this section; and
 (c) the remaining authorising Minister is unable to be contacted for the purposes of considering whether to make, and making, an order under subsection (2) of this section; and
 (d) the circumstances referred to in subsection 51A(1), 51AA(1), 51AB(1), 51B(1) or 51C(1) (as the case requires) exist.

Orders applying in internal waters

 (3) If the order is an order of a kind that Governor‑General is empowered to make under section 51AA, the order must not direct the Chief of the Defence Force to utilise the Defence Force in the internal waters of the State or self‑governing Territory unless:
 (a) if the order is made under subsection (1) of this section—the Prime Minister is satisfied that the circumstances referred to in subsection 51AA(4) exist in relation to that State or Territory; or
 (b) if the order is made under subsection (2) or (2A) of this section—the other 2