Securing of crime scene
30 Securing of crime scene
A police officer may direct a person to leave a place, or not to enter a place, if the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the place may contain evidence of a terrorist act or an imminent terrorist act.
A police officer may direct a person not to interfere with or remove a thing from a place, if the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the thing may provide evidence of a terrorist act or an imminent terrorist act.
A police officer may cordon off a place that the officer suspects on reasonable grounds may contain evidence of a terrorist act or an imminent terrorist act.
A place is cordoned off under subsection (3) if a tape, or other barrier, that is marked "CRIME SCENE – NO ENTRY" or that otherwise clearly indicates that a person is not permitted to enter the place, extends around the place or across all usual entry points to, or exit points from, the place.
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, enter a place that is cordoned off under subsection (3).
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, tamper with or remove a tape or other barrier used to cordon off a place under subsection (3).
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
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