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Police Offences Act 1935
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### 63C Authority at serious incident site
> [*\[Section 63C Inserted by No. 49 of 2009, s. 14, Applied:12 Nov 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-11-12/act-2009-049#GS14@EN)
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> > (1) A police officer is authorised to do any or all of the following at or in relation to a serious incident site:
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> > > > (a) close any road, footpath or other open space;
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> > > > (b) direct a person to leave the serious incident site or remove a vehicle, vessel or aircraft from the site;
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> > > > (c) remove from the serious incident site –
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> > > > > > (i) a person who fails to leave the site when directed to do so; or
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> > > > > > (ii) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft that a person fails to remove from the site when directed to do so;
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> > > > (d) direct a person not to enter the serious incident site;
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> > > > (e) prevent a person from entering the serious incident site;
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> > > > (f) allow a person to enter or remain in the serious incident site subject to such conditions as the officer considers appropriate;
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> > > > (g) perform any other function reasonably necessary or incidental to a function conferred by this subsection.
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> > (2) A person must not fail to comply with a direction given under [subsection (1)](#GS63C@Gs1@EN) .
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 40 penalty units.
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> > (3) A police officer may arrest, without warrant, a person who fails to comply with a direction given under [subsection (1)](#GS63C@Gs1@EN) .
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> > (4) Nothing in this Division prevents a police officer who is lawfully on premises from using an authorisation referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS63C@Gs1@EN) or doing any other thing if the occupier of the premises consents.