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Search and Surveillance S.125
RAN
Search and Surveillance S.131
RAIN
SSA S. 85? RAN or RAIN? Report
RAN
PVP
No
Rub down search of arrested or detained persons
• You may carry this out when a person is arrested OR detained to ensure that the person is not carrying anything that may be used to harm any person OR facilitate the person’s escape
SSA S. 88? RAN or RAIN? Report?
RAN
No
Warrantless search of arrested or detained persons for evidential material
• You may search pursuant to arrest or detention if you have grounds to believe the person is carrying anything that:
-is evidential material relating to the offence in relation to the arrest or the person is detained OR may be used to harm any person OR may be used to facilitate the person’s escape
SSA S. 11? RAN or RAIN? Report?
RAN
No
Warrantless search of people who are, or are to be, locked up in Police custody
• You may conduct a search of any person taken into lawful custody at a Police Station OR other premises being used for Police purposes OR in or about to be placed in a vehicle being used for Police purposes
• You may also conduct a search after person has been locked up if:
-the person was not searched previously
-Suspect that they have been close to another person was has not been locked up
-Suspect that they have been close to another person who has been locked up but not searched
-Believe that the person may have anything that may be used to harm themselves or others
SSA S. 93? Report?
No
Advice that must be given before consent search undertaken
- Determine that the search is for a purpose authorised under S92 (consent search)
- Advise the person from whom consent is sought of the reason for the proposed search
- Advise the person that he or she may either consent to the search or refuse to consent the search
SSA S. 123? Report?
No
Seizure of items in plain view
- If you are exercising a search power OR conducting a lawful search of a person OR are lawfully in any place or vehicle
- You may seize any items you find in the course of the search OR as a result of observations at that place or vehicle AND
- You have grounds to believe that you could have seized them under any search warrant obtains OR any other search power
SSA S. 121? Report?
No
Stopping a vehicle without a warrant for purposes of search
• You stop a vehicle if you have the grounds to: -execute a search warrant -conduct the warrantless search -Cannot demand details from passengers • You must RAN
SSA S. 14? Report?
No
Warrantless entry to prevent offence or respond to risk to life or safety
• Suspect that any 1 or more exist in relation to a place or vehicle may:
-enter the place or vehicle without a warrant AND
-take any action that he or she believes is necessary to prevent an offence being committed/continue or to avoid emergency
• Circumstances are:
-an offence being committed, is about to be, that would be likely to cause injury to any person OR serious damage to OR serious loss to any property
-there is risk to the life and safety of any person that is an emergency
SSA S. 27? RAN or RAIN? Report
RAN
Yes
Searching people in public places offensive weapons – Offence against 202A(4)(a) Crimes Act 1961
- Suspect a person is committing an offence against Section 202A(4)(a) (in a public place)
- You may search the person after you RAN
SSA S.110?
Search Powers
SSA S. 18? RAN or RAIN? Report?
RAN
YEs
Warrantless searches associated with arms:
- Reasonable grounds to suspect 1 or more circumstances
- He or she is in breach of the Arms Act 1983, incapable of having proper control of the arms or may kill or cause bodily injury to any person OR
- Under the Family Violence Act 2018; a PO or a PSO is in force against the person OR there are grounds to make an application against him or her for a PO
- You may: search the person, search anything in the person’s possession or under his or her control, enter a place or vehicle to carry out any activity, seize and detain any arms found/any licence
SSA S.7? RAN or RAIN? Report?
RAIN
Yes
Entry without warrant to arrest person unlawfully at large
- Suspect a person is unlawfully at large AND
- Believe that the person is in a place or vehicle
- You may enter the place or vehicle without warrant to search for and arrest that person
SSA S. 8? RAN or RAIN?
Report?
RAIN
Yes
Entry without warrant to avoid loss of offender or evidential material
• Suspect a person has committed an offence punishable by imprisonment AND
• Believe that the person is in a place or vehicle AND
• Believe that if entry is not effected then the following may occur
-person will leave to avoid arrest
-CADD (conceal, alter, destroy, damage)
• You may enter the place or vehicle and arrest the person in question
SSA S.83? RAN or RAIN?
Report?
RAIN
Yes
(PVP)
Entry without warrant after arrest to search a place for evidential material