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95B. Powers in event of fire

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2022.

An authorised person may, in the event of a fire or a suspected fire within the airport, do anything that is reasonably necessary to protect life or property or, extinguish or prevent the spread of the fire, including (but not limited to) —

(a)

entering, breaking into, taking possession of or demolishing, or causing to be taken possession of or demolished, any premises or structure, within the airport;

(b)

entering, breaking into, taking possession of, removing or destroying, or causing to be taken possession of, removed or destroyed, any aircraft, vehicle, vessel or thing within the airport;

(c)

removing any flammable, combustible, explosive or dangerous material from any building, structure, aircraft, vehicle or vessel, within the airport, that is on fire or is in the vicinity of the fire;

(d)

removing, using reasonable force if necessary, any person within the airport who interferes with the fire-fighting operations or who is, in the authorised person’s reasonable opinion, endangered by the fire; and

(e)

using any convenient supply of water.

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