Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not disturb or interfere with the site of a serious electrical accident before it has been inspected by an inspector.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(2) This section does not apply to anything done—
(a) to make the site safe; or
(b) by an authorised person; or
(c) except if paragraph (d) applies, more than 24 hours after the accident; or
(d) if, within 24 hours after the accident, the construction occupations registrar extends the period and tells the person of the extension—after the extended period ends.
(3) In this section;
"authorised person "means—
(a) an inspector; or
(b) a person acting in accordance with an inspector's directions; or
(c) a person giving emergency medical assistance to an injured person; or
(d) a member of the ambulance service, the fire brigade, the rural fire service or the SES.