(1)  For the purpose of protecting evidence that might be relevant for compliance or investigative purposes under the rail safety law, a rail safety officer may secure the perimeter of any site at a place by whatever means the rail safety officer considers appropriate.

(2)  A person other than a rail safety officer must not, without the permission of a rail safety officer, enter, or remain at, a site the perimeter of which is secured under this section.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(3)  Subsection (2) does not apply if the person enters the site, or remains at the site –

(a) to ensure the safety of persons; or

(b) to remove deceased persons or animals from the site; or

(c) to move a road vehicle, or the wreckage of a road vehicle, to a safe place; or

(d) to protect the environment from significant damage or pollution.

(4)  If a rail safety officer unreasonably withholds a permission referred to in subsection (2) , the permission is to be taken to have been given.