22CPower to enter land up to 24 hours after fire

22C Power to enter land up to 24 hours after fire

22C Power to enter land up to 24 hours after fire

(1) The Commissioner may enter and inspect any land for the purposes of investigating the cause or origin of any fire that has occurred on that land or any adjacent land, but only for a period of up to 24 hours after the fire has been put out and the land is safe to enter.

(2) The power conferred on the Commissioner under subsection (1) may be exercised with or without the consent of the owner or occupier of the land concerned.

(3) This section does not authorise the Commissioner to enter any part of land used only for residential purposes without the authority of a search warrant under section 22D or the consent of the owner or occupier of the land concerned.

pt 3, div 2A (ss 22A–22D): Ins 2012 No 103, Sch 1 [2].