Disaster Management Act · s 34

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s 34Provision about power of entry

(1)

A rescue officer may enter any place under section 33(1) without a warrant or the consent of the owner or occupier of the place.

(2)

However, if the occupier is present at that place, before entering that place, the rescue officer shall, or make a reasonable attempt to —

(a)

inform the occupier the purpose of the entry;

(b)

seek the consent of the occupier to the entry;

(c)

inform the occupier that the rescue officer is permitted under this Act to enter that place without the occupier’s consent.

(3)

Subsection (2) does not require the rescue officer to take a step that he reasonably believes may frustrate or otherwise hinder his ability to protect —

(a)

a person who is trapped, or endangered in any other way, in any place; or

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(b)

himself or any other person from danger, potential danger or assault.