Under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, today's declaration of a state of national emergency will allow the Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management to direct, coordinate, and use the resources made available to manage and respond to COVID-19. The Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management may also control the exercise and performance of functions, duties, and powers of civil defence emergency management groups and group controllers across the country. While in force, it will allow controllers to provide for conservation and supply of food, fuel, and essential supplies; to regulate land, water, and air traffic; to close roads and public places; to evacuate any premises, including any public place; and, if necessary, to exclude people or vehicles from any premises or place. Those are the powers that sit alongside this declaration. This declaration helps us limit our exposure and the exposure of the most vulnerable members of the community to COVID-19.