Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2000 - SECT 132

Accident scene not to be disturbed

132. Accident scene not to be disturbed



(1) If any injury or damage to property has occurred as a direct or indirect
result of an explosion, fire or other incident involving explosives (including
injury resulting from the ignition or discharge of fireworks), a person must
not disturb, move or remove any article, material or debris except with the
permission, and in accordance with any directions, of an inspector or a member
of the police force.





(2) Nothing in subregulation (1) prohibits a person from taking any steps
reasonably necessary to-

   (a)  rescue an injured person;

   (b)  recover the body of a person;

   (c)  extinguish a fire;

   (d)  prevent injury to a person or damage to property;

   (e)  secure any explosives remaining at the scene or make the scene safe.

(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply to an instance of injury resulting from
the use of ammunition in a weapon.