sec.149ZDecontamination

sec.149Z Decontamination

An authorised fire officer may ask a person the authorised fire officer is satisfied may be, is, or may have been affected by a chemical substance, to agree to undergo decontamination. The person may agree or refuse to agree to the request. If the person agrees, it is lawful for the authorised fire officer to take the steps the authorised fire officer considers reasonably necessary to decontaminate the person, including, for example, asking the person to stay where the person is or to move to a stated place for the purpose. The authorised fire officer may not direct another person to perform the decontamination. In this section— decontaminate , in relation to a chemical substance, means make the chemical substance harmless. s 149Z (prev s 60A) ins 2003 No. 46 s 19 sch reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 37 (2) (sec.149Z-ssec.1) An authorised fire officer may ask a person the authorised fire officer is satisfied may be, is, or may have been affected by a chemical substance, to agree to undergo decontamination. (sec.149Z-ssec.2) The person may agree or refuse to agree to the request. (sec.149Z-ssec.3) If the person agrees, it is lawful for the authorised fire officer to take the steps the authorised fire officer considers reasonably necessary to decontaminate the person, including, for example, asking the person to stay where the person is or to move to a stated place for the purpose. (sec.149Z-ssec.4) The authorised fire officer may not direct another person to perform the decontamination. (sec.149Z-ssec.5) In this section— decontaminate , in relation to a chemical substance, means make the chemical substance harmless.