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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.

60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

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