Drugs, Mental Health & Alcohol Flashcards
What are the first initial steps police must for an unplanned entry to a clan lab
- Immediately remove POI from the premises
- Isolate the site and maintain safety perimeter
- Preserve the crime scene
What is the definition of a mental disorder?
An abnormal state of mind whether continuous or intermittent, characterised by delusions or disorders of mood or perception of volition or cognition of such degree that it.
A) POSES A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THAT PERSON OR OTHERS.
B) SERIOUSLY DEMINISHES THE CAPACITY OF THAT PERSON TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF OR HERSELF.
Assisting a DAO.
A constable called to assist a DAO May:
Enter the patients premises, if not in uniform must produce I.D.
Detain/ transport to another place for examination for the shorter of 6 hours or the time it takes for examination to be completed.
A rugby crowd is becoming heavily intoxicated and fights are spilling out onto the field. The crowd slowly makes their way to a local pub just down the road, the fighting is continuing on the street. What can police do?
- If there is fighting or serious disorder or their are reasonable grounds for believing that fighting or serious disorder is about to break out on any licensed premises
- or there is significant threat to public health and safety
- if the conduct on any licensed premises amounts to a substantial public nuisance
- rgtb offences have been committed on the premises that carry a max penalty of 5 years and here is significant risk of further offences being committed if the premises remain open.
A CONSTABLE MAY ORDER THE CLOSURE OF ANY PART OF THE PREMISES FOR 24hrs FROM THE END OF THE DAY
A man wants to take his bottle of unopened wine from a restaurant back to his house which is within a liquor ban area. Can he legally do this?
Yes,
As long as the alcohol is unopened and..
- transported from outside a public place to premises next to a public place by or for delivery to a resident of those premises
