sec.58Investigation by chief inspector or authority holder

sec.58 Investigation by chief inspector or authority holder

The chief inspector may— investigate an explosives incident; or give the authority holder whose explosives were involved in the explosives incident a written notice requiring the holder— to carry out an investigation to decide the causes of the incident; and to prepare a report about the incident that includes recommendations to prevent the incident happening again; and to give the report to the chief inspector. After receiving a report under subsection (1) (b) (iii) , the chief inspector may, by written notice given to the authority holder, require the authority holder to— carry out further investigations; or give the chief inspector further information about the explosives incident. A notice given under subsection (1) (b) or (2) must include or be accompanied by an information notice for the decision to give the notice. The authority holder must comply with a notice given under subsection (1) (b) or (2) within the reasonable time stated in the notice. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. The authority holder must ensure that the site of the incident is not interfered with until— all relevant details about the incident have been recorded and, if possible, photographed; and sufficient measurements have been taken to allow the development of an accurate plan of the site; and a list of witnesses to the incident has been compiled. Maximum penalty for subsection (5) —100 penalty units. s 58 amd 2009 No. 24 s 489 ; 2019 No. 7 s 56 (sec.58-ssec.1) The chief inspector may— investigate an explosives incident; or give the authority holder whose explosives were involved in the explosives incident a written notice requiring the holder— to carry out an investigation to decide the causes of the incident; and to prepare a report about the incident that includes recommendations to prevent the incident happening again; and to give the report to the chief inspector. (sec.58-ssec.2) After receiving a report under subsection (1) (b) (iii) , the chief inspector may, by written notice given to the authority holder, require the authority holder to— carry out further investigations; or give the chief inspector further information about the explosives incident. (sec.58-ssec.3) A notice given under subsection (1) (b) or (2) must include or be accompanied by an information notice for the decision to give the notice. (sec.58-ssec.4) The authority holder must comply with a notice given under subsection (1) (b) or (2) within the reasonable time stated in the notice. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.58-ssec.5) The authority holder must ensure that the site of the incident is not interfered with until— all relevant details about the incident have been recorded and, if possible, photographed; and sufficient measurements have been taken to allow the development of an accurate plan of the site; and a list of witnesses to the incident has been compiled. Maximum penalty for subsection (5) —100 penalty units.