s. 97D 98 Place where fire occurs No. 5040 s. 74. S. 98 substituted by No. 10257 s. 82. (1) The Authority or the Chief Officer may cause any S. 98(1) amended by place in the country area of where any fire has No. 50/1989 occurred to be searched, and may remove and s. 7(c). keep possession of any materials which may tend to prove the cause or origin of the fire. (2) The Authority or Chief Officer may act under S. 98(2) amended by subsection (1) in relation to a fire on the No. 50/1989 Authority's or the Officer's own initiative but shall s. 7(c). not so act if a coroner is investigating the fire. (3) Where the Authority or Chief Officer causes a search to be made or takes possession of anything under subsection (1) in relation to a fire, the Authority or Officer shall, if a coroner subsequently investigates the fire— (a) report to the coroner any information found in the search concerning the cause or origin of the fire; and (b) give to the coroner anything of which the Authority or Officer has taken possession. (4) Anything given to the coroner under subsection S. 98(4) amended by (3)(b) shall be deemed to have come into the No. 77/2008 coroner's possession under Division 4 of Part 4 of s. 129(Sch. 2 item 7.1). the Coroners Act 2008. (5) If in the opinion of the Authority or the Chief Officer there are suspicious circumstances in relation to the cause or origin of any fire in the country area of , the Authority or the Chief Officer— (a) may restrict access to the place where the S. 98(5)(a) amended by fire occurred until a coroner with jurisdiction No. 77/2008 to investigate the fire under the Coroners s. 129(Sch. 2 item 7.2). Act 2008 orders otherwise or until an inquest
No. 5040 s. 74. S. 98 substituted by No. 10257 s. 82. 98 Place where fire occurs s. 97D S. 98(1) amended by No. 50/1989 s. 7(c). (1) The Authority or the Chief Officer may cause any place in the country area of where any fire has occurred to be searched, and may remove and keep possession of any materials which may tend to prove the cause or origin of the fire. S. 98(2) amended by No. 50/1989 s. 7(c). (2) The Authority or Chief Officer may act under subsection (1) in relation to a fire on the Authority's or the Officer's own initiative but shall not so act if a coroner is investigating the fire. (3) Where the Authority or Chief Officer causes a search to be made or takes possession of anything under subsection (1) in relation to a fire, the Authority or Officer shall, if a coroner subsequently investigates the fire— (a) report to the coroner any information found in the search concerning the cause or origin of the fire; and (b) give to the coroner anything of which the Authority or Officer has taken possession. S. 98(4) amended by No. 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 7.1). (4) Anything given to the coroner under subsection (3)(b) shall be deemed to have come into the coroner's possession under Division 4 of Part 4 of the Coroners Act 2008. (5) If in the opinion of the Authority or the Chief Officer there are suspicious circumstances in relation to the cause or origin of any fire in the country area of , the Authority or the Chief Officer— S. 98(5)(a) amended by No. 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 7.2). (a) may restrict access to the place where the fire occurred until a coroner with jurisdiction to investigate the fire under the Coroners Act 2008 orders otherwise or until an inquest
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