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EXPLOSIVES ACT 1999 - SECT 58

58 Investigation by chief inspector or authority holder

(1) The chief inspector may--

(a) investigate an explosives incident; or
(b) give the authority holder whose explosives were involved in the explosives incident a written notice requiring the holder--
(i) to carry out an investigation to decide the causes of the incident; and
(ii) to prepare a report about the incident that includes recommendations to prevent the incident happening again.

(2) The notice must state that the authority holder may appeal to a Magistrates Court against the decision to give the notice within 28 days after the notice is given to the holder.

(3) The authority holder must comply with the notice within the reasonable time stated in the notice.

Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.

(4) The authority holder must ensure that the site of the incident is not interfered with until--

(a) all relevant details about the incident have been recorded and, if possible, photographed; and
(b) sufficient measurements have been taken to allow the development of an accurate plan of the site; and
(c) a list of witnesses to the incident has been compiled.

Maximum penalty for subsection (4)--100 penalty units.



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