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CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 210C Establish crime scene—public place

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 210C

Establish crime scene—public place

A police officer may establish a crime scene at a public place if the police officer—

        (a)     reasonably suspects that an offence punishable by a term of imprisonment has been or is being committed at the place or somewhere else within or outside the ACT; and

        (b)     considers that it is reasonably necessary to immediately establish a crime scene at the public place to protect or preserve evidence relating to the offence.