58Powers of authorised officers in emergency

58 Powers of authorised officers in emergency

(1)  In an emergency, an authorised officer may take any action that he or she considers necessary to protect life or property.

(2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , an authorised officer may take any one or more of the following actions under that subsection:

(a) enter premises;

(b) disconnect a source of danger to life or property;

(c) carry out prescribed work on infrastructure or an installation;

(d) give any directions to the person in charge of infrastructure or an installation that may be necessary to make it safe;

(e) remove or cause to be removed a hazard that may cause danger to life or serious damage to property;

(f) give any directions that the authorised officer considers necessary to avert danger to life or property.

(3)  A person to whom a direction is given under this section must comply with the direction.

Penalty:  [Section 58 Subsection (3) amended by No. 26 of 2016, s. 43, Applied:01 Jan 2017] In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 150 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 75 penalty units.