Chapter 4: Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Question 1

7 Entry and search to effect arrest

Answer 1

Reasonable grounds to suspect that a person is unlawfully at large
Believe that the person is in a place or vehicle

Question 2

8 Entry to avoid loss of offender or evidential material

Answer 2

Reasonable grounds to suspect an offence has been committed
Reasonable grounds to believe person is in place or vehicle
Reasonable grounds to believe failure to entry will result in loss of evidence and or person will leave to avoid arrest

Question 3

14 Emergency powers

Answer 3

Reasonable grounds to suspect
An offence that would result in injury to any person or serious loss of or damage to any property
There is a risk to the life or safety of any person

Entry and take any action to prevent offence or avert emergency

Question 4

15 Entry and search for evidential material

Answer 4

entry and search without a warrant if

Reasonable grounds to suspect an offence punishable by 14 years or more has been committed
Believe evidential material is in a place

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