sec.707Obligation to restrict access to incident site

### sec.707 Obligation to restrict access to incident site This section applies if— a prescribed incident happens at an operating plant; or a prescribed incident relating to a gas related device happens at a business other than an operating plant. If the operator of the operating plant or person carrying on the business is required to immediately report the incident to the chief inspector under section 706 , the operator or person must, until an inspector otherwise directs, take action reasonably necessary to— restrict access to the site at which the prescribed incident happened or is happening; and protect anything at the site from being tampered with. erecting barriers or signs prohibiting unauthorised persons from entering the site Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. An inspector may take action, or direct the operator of the operating plant or person carrying on the business to take a particular action, the inspector considers reasonably necessary to— restrict access to the site at which the prescribed incident happened or is happening; and protect anything at the site from being tampered with. The operator of the operating plant or person carrying on the business must comply with a direction given to the operator or person under subsection (3) . Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. s 707 amd 2004 No. 26 s 69 (2) sch sub 2010 No. 17 s 80 (sec.707-ssec.1) This section applies if— a prescribed incident happens at an operating plant; or a prescribed incident relating to a gas related device happens at a business other than an operating plant. (sec.707-ssec.2) If the operator of the operating plant or person carrying on the business is required to immediately report the incident to the chief inspector under section 706 , the operator or person must, until an inspector otherwise directs, take action reasonably necessary to— restrict access to the site at which the prescribed incident happened or is happening; and protect anything at the site from being tampered with. erecting barriers or signs prohibiting unauthorised persons from entering the site Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. (sec.707-ssec.3) An inspector may take action, or direct the operator of the operating plant or person carrying on the business to take a particular action, the inspector considers reasonably necessary to— restrict access to the site at which the prescribed incident happened or is happening; and protect anything at the site from being tampered with. (sec.707-ssec.4) The operator of the operating plant or person carrying on the business must comply with a direction given to the operator or person under subsection (3) . Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. - (a) a prescribed incident happens at an operating plant; or - (b) a prescribed incident relating to a gas related device happens at a business other than an operating plant. - (a) restrict access to the site at which the prescribed incident happened or is happening; and - (b) protect anything at the site from being tampered with. - (a) restrict access to the site at which the prescribed incident happened or is happening; and - (b) protect anything at the site from being tampered with.