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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.164Gaining access to crime scenes
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### sec.164 Gaining access to crime scenes
It is lawful for a police officer—
to enter a place to reach another place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene; and
to enter a place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene and stay on the place for the time reasonably necessary to decide whether or not to establish a crime scene.
What is a reasonable time for subsection (1) (b) will depend on the particular circumstances including—
the nature of any information obtained or any observation made that suggests the place is a crime scene; and
visible evidence that will help decide whether it is a crime scene; and
any preliminary inspection of the place.
s 164 amd 2018 No. 20 s 24
(sec.164-ssec.1) It is lawful for a police officer— to enter a place to reach another place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene; and to enter a place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene and stay on the place for the time reasonably necessary to decide whether or not to establish a crime scene.
(sec.164-ssec.2) What is a reasonable time for subsection (1) (b) will depend on the particular circumstances including— the nature of any information obtained or any observation made that suggests the place is a crime scene; and visible evidence that will help decide whether it is a crime scene; and any preliminary inspection of the place.
- (a) to enter a place to reach another place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene; and
- (b) to enter a place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene and stay on the place for the time reasonably necessary to decide whether or not to establish a crime scene.
- (a) the nature of any information obtained or any observation made that suggests the place is a crime scene; and
- (b) visible evidence that will help decide whether it is a crime scene; and
- (c) any preliminary inspection of the place.