147JAuthority to enter place and establish crime scene

147J Authority to enter place and establish crime scene (1) If a member of the Police Force suspects on reasonable grounds that a relevant offence has been, is being, or is about to be, committed at a place, the member may: (a) enter and take control of the place and anything at the place; and (b) remain at the place to establish and maintain a crime scene if the member is satisfied it is reasonably necessary to do so to preserve, or search for and gather, evidence of the commission of a relevant offence; and (c) exercise crime scene powers at the place. (2) A member may enter any other place if it is necessary to do so to gain entry to a place mentioned in subsection (1). (3) To establish a crime scene, a member must, whenever practicable: (a) identify what is the crime scene; and (b) decide the boundaries necessary to protect the crime scene; and (c) mark the boundaries in a way that sufficiently identifies the crime scene to the public.

Police Administration Act 1978 149 (4) A member who establishes a crime scene must comply with this Division and any of the following that relate to crime scenes: (a) general orders; (b) orders, instructions or guidelines published in the Police (5) As soon as reasonably practicable after a member has established a crime scene, the member must notify a senior member of its establishment.