Interference with incident site
21 Interference with incident site
A person must not interfere with the location of a reportable environmental incident or a reportable safety incident during an investigation of a reportable environmental incident or a reportable safety incident by a person or body referred to in subregulation (3) without the consent of that person or body.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Despite subregulation (1), a person may interfere with the location of a reportable environmental incident or a reportable safety incident where it is necessary—
to provide immediate assistance to any person injured as a result of the incident; or
to recover the body of any person killed as a result of the incident; or
for the immediate protection of persons, property or the environment.
This regulation does not prohibit any investigation of a reportable environmental incident or a reportable safety incident by—
a police officer; or
Energy Safe Victoria; or
an authority referred to in section 116(c) of the Act.
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