• Recovery resources are identified and obtained as and when required. • Affected communities, recovery partners and other stakeholders are informed about the impact of the event and progress of recover. • Affected communities and recovery partners are supported to identify emerging issues and develop collaborative solutions. 8.8.3 Moving from Response to Recovery The process of recovery starts on the first day of response and the transition from response to recovery requires careful management. The Group Recovery Manager must be engaged throughout response to ensure that recovery is seamless and effective. During this time, the Controller continues to exercise the statutory power to direct and coordinate the response. The Group Recovery Manager’s main focus during response is on preparing for recovery, including establishing a recovery structure, engaging staff and working with external agencies to lead the recovery work streams. The transition from response to recovery involves: • Preparation of a transition report by the Controller, immediately prior to the termination of the response phase. • Acknowledgement by the Controller of the transfer of control and accountability to the Group Recovery Manager. • Development by the MDC of terms of reference for the Group Recovery Manager including funding, expenditure authority and reporting requirements. • A transition briefing from the Controller to the Group Recovery Manager and to the Minister and/or the Mayor as required. • Development of a Recovery Action Plan, including matters arising from response that need to be continued in recovery. • A Notice of Transition Period may be required, but may not be necessary for all emergencies. Notice of a local transition period The CDEM Act provides for a notice of a local transition period to be given to assist the recovery. A notice can be given following a declaration of a local state of emergency, or if no local state of emergency has been declared, notice can be given with the approval of the Minister. Less commonly, a notice can be given for a district or ward not affected by an emergency if the resources of that area could assist an area affected by an emergency. The CDEM Act provides for certain people to be authorised to give notice of a local transition period. In deciding whether a notice of local transition period is necessary, the person who is authorised to give notice must be satisfied that a local transition period is required and that invoking the powers to manage, co-ordinate or direct recovery action is in the public interest and is necessary or desirable to ensure a timely and effective recovery (s94B(4) CDEM Act 2002). The CDEM Act also requires that the public are notified of the transition period, through newspapers and on the internet (the Marlborough District Council website). A local transition period comes into force on termination or expiry of the state of emergency, or, if no state of emergency is in place, on the time and date given in the notice. A local transition period ends after 28 days unless it is terminated or extended earlier. Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2017-2022 Page 66