99Power of entry to accident site

99 Power of entry to accident site

(1) An Investigator may: (a) with the consent of the occupier of accident site premises; or (b) subject to this Division, without the consent of the occupier of accident site premises; enter the premises and do any or all of the following for the purposes of investigating a particular accident: (c) leave and re‑enter the accident site premises at any time during the access period (see subsection (2)); (d) take control of and secure the accident site during the access period; (e) search the accident site, the space object, the high power rocket or any other thing on or in the site; (f) make any still or moving image or any recording of the accident site, the space object, the high power rocket or any other thing on or in the site; (g) inspect or examine a thing; (h) take samples of a thing; (i) measure a thing; (j) take equipment to the accident site and operate the equipment; (k) remove the space object or high power rocket, the space object or high power rocket wreckage or any other thing from the accident site premises and exercise any of the powers mentioned in paragraphs (g), (h) and (i), make any still or moving image or any recording of the thing or subject the thing to testing. (2) In this section, the access period is the period beginning when the Investigator first enters the accident site premises and ending on the day that the Investigator specifies in a written determination as the last day of the access period. (3) That day must be no later than is reasonably necessary for investigating the accident and in any case no later than 28 days after the day on which the access period begins. (4) However, the Minister may, by written determination, extend or further extend the access period beyond that 28 day limit, if the Minister considers it is reasonably necessary for investigating the accident.