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Police Administration Act 1978
147MPeriod for maintaining crime scene
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147M Period for maintaining crime scene
(1) The responsible member for a crime scene may maintain the crime
scene for a reasonable period to enable necessary investigations to
be conducted.
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(2) In deciding what is a reasonable period for maintaining a crime
scene, the responsible member must take into account the
following matters:
(a) the complexity of the relevant offence being investigated;
(b) the size of the crime scene;
(c) the availability of investigators or examiners with the
appropriate knowledge to conduct investigations;
(d) any matter relevant to the exercise of crime scene powers.