AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997 - SECT 17

17. Special powers

      (1) The Director may authorise persons or a class of persons for the purposes of this Division.

      (2) The Director may require any authorised person to assist in carrying out a direction under this Division.

      (3) An authorised person or police officer, in assisting in carrying out the direction, may –

(a) enter, by reasonable force if necessary, any place it is reasonably necessary to do so to –

(i) save human life; or

(ii) prevent injury to any person; or

(iii) rescue any injured or endangered person; and

(b) close any area, premises or vehicle; and

(c) close to traffic any road, street or other way on which traffic passes; and

(d) remove by reasonable force any person who fails to comply with the direction.



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