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CORONERS ACT 2008 - SECT 38 Restriction of access to fire area

CORONERS ACT 2008 - SECT 38

Restriction of access to fire area

    (1)     A coroner or the Chief Commissioner of Police may take reasonable steps to restrict access to—

        (a)     the place where a fire occurred; or

        (b)     a place reasonably connected to the place where a fire occurred.

    (2)     The coroner or the Chief Commissioner of Police may cause a notice in the prescribed form stating that access is restricted to a place to be put up at that place or as near as possible to that place.

    (3)     A person must not, without lawful excuse, enter or interfere with any place to which access is restricted under this section.

Penalty:     60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.