sec.598Restricting entry to place to allow investigation

### sec.598 Restricting entry to place to allow investigation This section applies if— a coroner is investigating a death at a place where— the death is believed to have happened; or something that caused or contributed to the death is believed to have happened; and the place is not a crime scene; and the coroner directs a police officer to restrict entry to the place. The officer may take reasonable steps to restrict entry to the place by anyone other than— a police officer or another person who is helping the coroner investigate the death; or a person whose presence is needed to preserve life or property at the place; or someone who has the coroner’s permission to be at the place. The officer must not restrict entry to the place for any longer than is necessary for the investigation. A person must not enter a place to which entry is restricted, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —120 penalty units. s 598 ins 2003 No. 13 s 106 sch 1 (sec.598-ssec.1) This section applies if— a coroner is investigating a death at a place where— the death is believed to have happened; or something that caused or contributed to the death is believed to have happened; and the place is not a crime scene; and the coroner directs a police officer to restrict entry to the place. (sec.598-ssec.2) The officer may take reasonable steps to restrict entry to the place by anyone other than— a police officer or another person who is helping the coroner investigate the death; or a person whose presence is needed to preserve life or property at the place; or someone who has the coroner’s permission to be at the place. (sec.598-ssec.3) The officer must not restrict entry to the place for any longer than is necessary for the investigation. (sec.598-ssec.4) A person must not enter a place to which entry is restricted, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —120 penalty units. - (a) a coroner is investigating a death at a place where— (i) the death is believed to have happened; or (ii) something that caused or contributed to the death is believed to have happened; and - (i) the death is believed to have happened; or - (ii) something that caused or contributed to the death is believed to have happened; and - (b) the place is not a crime scene; and - (c) the coroner directs a police officer to restrict entry to the place. - (i) the death is believed to have happened; or - (ii) something that caused or contributed to the death is believed to have happened; and - (a) a police officer or another person who is helping the coroner investigate the death; or - (b) a person whose presence is needed to preserve life or property at the place; or - (c) someone who has the coroner’s permission to be at the place.