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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.163BWhat is a crime scene
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### sec.163B What is a crime scene
A place is a crime scene if—
either of the following apply—
a crime scene threshold offence happened at the place;
there may be evidence at the place, of a significant probative value, of the commission of a crime scene threshold offence that happened at another place; and
it is necessary to protect the place for the time reasonably necessary to search for and gather evidence of the commission of the crime scene threshold offence.
s 163B ins 2018 No. 20 s 23
- (a) either of the following apply— (i) a crime scene threshold offence happened at the place; (ii) there may be evidence at the place, of a significant probative value, of the commission of a crime scene threshold offence that happened at another place; and
- (i) a crime scene threshold offence happened at the place;
- (ii) there may be evidence at the place, of a significant probative value, of the commission of a crime scene threshold offence that happened at another place; and
- (b) it is necessary to protect the place for the time reasonably necessary to search for and gather evidence of the commission of the crime scene threshold offence.
- (i) a crime scene threshold offence happened at the place;
- (ii) there may be evidence at the place, of a significant probative value, of the commission of a crime scene threshold offence that happened at another place; and