37Restriction of access to place where death occurred or caused or may occur

37 Restriction of access to place where death occurred or caused or may occur

(1) In this section, death means a death that a coroner or the Chief Commissioner of Police reasonably believes to be a reportable death or reviewable death.

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

(a) the place where a death occurred; or

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

(3) The Chief Commissioner of Police may take reasonable steps to restrict access to—

(a) the place where an incident occurred; or

(b) a place reasonably connected to the place where an incident occurred—

if the Chief Commissioner of Police reasonably expects a person to die as a result of the incident.

(4) 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.

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

1. 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.