83Preservation of site following serious incident

83 Preservation of site following serious incident

83 Preservation of site following serious incident

(1) The responsible notifier who gives notice of a serious incident under section 82 must ensure that the following areas are not used, interfered with or disturbed for a period of 36 hours after notice is given—

(a) the area within a radius of 4m of the place where the serious incident occurred,

(b) the area within a radius of 4m of a place affected by the serious incident.

Maximum penalty—350 penalty units.

(2) This section does not prevent taking action—

(a) to help or remove a trapped or injured person, or

(b) to remove a body, or

(c) to avoid injury to a person or damage to property, or

(d) for a police investigation, or

(e) as authorised or directed by an inspector.

(3) The Interpretation Act 1987, section 36 does not apply to this section.