Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 210E

    (1)     A crime scene is established at a place when—

        (a)     if it is reasonably necessary to immediately start exercising crime scene powers at the place—a police officer starts exercising the crime scene powers; or

        (b)     in any other case—a police officer makes a record that a crime scene is established at the place.

    (2)     If a crime scene is established under subsection (1) (a), a police officer must make a record about the establishment of the crime scene as soon as practicable after it is established.

    (3)     The record must include—

        (a)     the day and time the crime scene is established; and

        (b)     the place where the crime scene is established; and

        (c)     the reason for establishing the crime scene.