Exam 1 352 Flashcards
What are the 4 key points in Our Code?
- We have high standards
- We protect people, our information and our resources
- We do right by others
- We are responsible
What is Our Vision?
To be the safest country
What is our mission?
To prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing
What is our purpose?
To ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe
What are the 5 Frameworks for PHPF?
- Strategic
- Culture
- Leadership
- Capability
- Performance Management
What is S7 VRA2002?
Must show courtesy and compassion, respect for their personal dignity and privacy.
What is S8 VRA2002?
A victim must have access to the services they require as a result of an offence. These include welfare, health, counselling, medical and legal.
What is S11 VRA2002?
Attending parties must inform victims of the services that are available to them.
What is S12 VRA2002?
The prosecuting authority must advise the victims of the -
- progress of the investigation
- charges filed or actions taken
- date and place of the proceedings
- role of the victim as a witness
- outcome of the proceedings
What is S51 VRA2002?
The return of property (other than the offenders) when it is no longer required as evidence.
A victim is defined as?
- A person against who an offence is committed by another person
- suffers emotional, or physical injury, or loss of, or damage to their property.
- A parent/legal guardian of a child of the above, unless they are the offender.
- A member of the immediate family, if someone dies or is incapable as a result of an offence.
- A person who has experienced domestic violence
- or a CYP residing with a person who has experienced domestic violence.
What is S29 VRA2002?
Labels the specific offences that determine if a victim is eligible to go on the Victim Notification Register (VNR).
The victim will be informed of the bail, release, escape and death of the offender accused.
What are the elements of Assault?
- Assaults
- Another person
What are the Sections and penalties for Assault?
S9 SOA1981 - 6months/$4000
S196 CA1961 - 1year
What are the elements for Assaults with a weapon? S202C(a)
- Assaults
- Another Person
- Using anything as a weapon
What are the elements for Assaults with a weapon? S202C(b)
- While assaulting any person
- Has anything with him or her
- In circumstances that prima facie show an intent to use it as a weapon
What are the 4 types of Assault?
- Direct
- Indirect
- Conditional
- Transferred Malice
What are the 3 factors to consider when deciding on the type of assault charge?
- The intent - when the offender applied force, what was their intent?
- Weapons or degree of force - was the assault a mere slap or were weapons involved?
- Injury received - did the victim sustain injury?
What is the difference between Asphyxia and Strangulation?
Asphyxia is blockage or blood and/oxygen as a result of direct force on the neck or throat.
Strangulation is a lack of oxygen as a result of covering airways.
What is S39 CA1961?
Use of force in making an arrest.
What is S40 CA1961?
Use of force to prevent escape or rescue
What is S41 CA1961?
Use of force to prevent suicide
What is S42 CA1961?
Use of force to prevent breach of peace
What is S48 CA1961?
Use of force to defend themselves or another
What is S62 CA1961?
Criminally responsible for any excess force used
What are the elements for Wilful Damage? S11(1)(a)
- Intentionally
- Damages
- Property
What are the elements for Wilful Damage? S11(1)(b)
- Intentionally
- Sets fire to
- Any tree or vegetation
What is the definition of ‘Intentionally’? Wilful Damage
- A deliberate OR reckless act, without lawful justification, excuse or claim of right.
Reckless [where the possible consequences are foreseen but continues to act regardless of the risk]
What is the timeframe for a prosecution of Wilful Damage to be commenced?
6 months
What is the penalty for Wilful Damage?
3months/$2000
What does AWOCA mean?
Ask, Why, Options, Confirmation, Act
What does VAWSEEPO mean?
Victim Appreciation Witness Scene Exhibits Elements Powers Offender
What must a Scene Guard do?
UNBENT
Unauthorised access Notebook recordings Brief authorised people Explore and report suspicious activity No contaminating the scene Think of animals
What are your responsibilities of initial action at a scene?
Freeze - the scene, do not touch or move anything, leave it as it was.
Control - all movement in and out of the scene
Preserve - all evidence which may be destroyed or decayed.
What to do when setting boundaries at a scene?
- Think BIG
- Include the offender and victims entry and exit route and vehicles
- Establish a CAP
What are the elements of Burglary? S231(1)
- Enters
- Any building
OR
Any ship
OR
Any part of any building
OR
Any part of any ship - Without authority
- With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building
OR - With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in a ship
When is entry complete? Burglary
As soon as any body part of the person or any instrument used by the person is within the building or ship.
What does having entered mean?
Legally and legitimately entered the building/ship, then decides to commit an imprisonable offence within the building/ship.
What does ‘artifice’ mean?
Involves using fake authority, or cunning tactics to make entry
What are the elements of Burglary (Having Entered)? S231(1)(b)
- Having entered
- Any building
OR
Any ship - Remains without authority
- With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building
OR
With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the ship
What is aggregated burglary? S232
while commiting burglary, has a weapon or used anything as a weapon
What is the penalty for burglary? S231(1)(a) and (b)
10 years
What is the penalty for aggregated burglary? S232
14 years
What is does ‘SELF’ stand for?
- Scrutiny
- Ethics
- Lawful
- Fair
What are the elements of Theft by Taking? S219(1)(a)
- Dishonestly
- Without claim of right
- Takes
- Any property
- With intent to deprive any owner permanently of that property
OR
With intent to deprive any owner permanently of any interest in that property
What are the penalties for theft and receiving?
a) S220 Special relation - 7 years
b) exceeds $1000 - 7 years
c) exceeds $500 under $1000 - 1 years
d) under $500 - 3 months
What are the elements of Theft by Using or Dealing? S219(1)(b)
- Dishonestly
- Without claim of right
- Uses or deals with
- Any property
- With intent to deprive any owner permanently of that property
OR
With intent to deprive any owner permanently of any interest in that property - After obtaining possession or control of that property in whatever manner
What does dishonestly mean? Theft
Without a belief that there was consent or authority from the owner
What does without claim of right mean?
No belief in a right to own or possess the property.
What does uses or deals with mean? Theft
Exceeds authority or conditions given by the owner by using or dealing with the property in any manner.
What are the elements of Receiving? S246
- Receives
- Any property stolen
OR
Any property obtained by any other imprisonable offence - Knowing that property to have been stolen or so obtained
OR
Being reckless as to whether the property had been stolen or so obtained
What does receives mean? Receiving
Either exclusively or jointly with the thief or any other person has possession or control over anything unlawfully obtained or helps in its concealment or disposal.
What does property mean? Receiving
It must be part of all of the original property.
What does ‘being reckless as to whether the property had been stolen or so obtained’ mean?
Receives the property, despite the person consciously taking an unreasonable risk that the property might be stolen or obtained by any other imprisonable offence.
What is the Doctrine of Recent Possession?
A person found in recent possession of the property being stolen, can be considered a thief or dishonest receiver unless they can provide an explanation for having it.
What are the elements of Robbery? S234
- Theft
- Accompanied by violence
OR
Accompanied by threats of violence - To any person
OR
To any property - Used to extort the property stolen
OR
To prevent or overcome resistance to the property being stolen
What is the penalty for Robbery? S234
10 years
What is the definition of violence? Robbery
More than a minimal degree of force. A struggle or injury would constitute violence.
When must violence be committed for robbery?
Before or at the time of theft
What does accompanied by threats of violence mean? Robbery
There must be an actual threat of violence by words or conduct, not just fear.
What does uses to extort the property mean? Robbery
Obtain by violence or intimidation, or to extract forcibly.
What does intent to steal mean? Robbery
Must exist at the time of violence, not an afterthought after the act of violence.
What are the added elements for Aggregated Robbery? S235 CA
- causes grievous bodily harm
- 2 or more people
- armed with an offensive weapon
What is the penalty for Aggravated Robbery?
14 years
What is Assault with intent to rob? S236
Assaults a person with the intent to rob them but no theft takes place.
What is demand with intent to steal? S239 CA
Who, with menaces or by threat, demands any property from any persons with intent to steal it.
7 years
What is the definition of a vehicle?
A contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks or revolving runners on which it moves.
What is the offence of Inconsiderate Driving?
Driving that includes inattention or thoughtless actions or omissions, as well as deliberate ones, which is inconsiderate to other road users.
What is Careless Driving?
Falling below the driving standards of a reasonable prudent motorist.
What is Dangerous Driving?
Driving in a manner or speed which was, or might have been dangerous to anyone.
What is Reckless Driving?
- Knowingly disregarding ones duty as a driver
- Deliberately running an unjustifiable risk of injury or collision
What is the difference between Reckless and Dangerous Driving?
Reckless driving requires the element of intent (mens rea)
What is the offence of Driving while disqualified? S32(1) LTA
Driving a motor vehicle while
a) disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence
b) contrary to a limited licence
c) while their driver licence is suspended or revoked
What are the penalties for driving while disqualified?
1st or 2nd offence - 3months/$4500 and 6months or more disqualification
3rd or subsequent offence - 2years/$6000 and 1years or more disqualification
What is the offence of Contravening an officers instructions? S52(1) LTA
a) fails to remain stopped
b) remove, obscure or render indistinguishable a notice affixed to a vehicle under S115 LTA
c) drives a vehicle with a notice under S115.
d) fails or refuse to comply with any lawful requirement, direction, notice, request imposed on them under this Act.
What is the penalty for Contravening an officers instructions? S52(1) LTA
$10,000
What is S36A(1)(a) LTA?
1A
- operates a vehicle
- in a race
- in an unnecessary exhibition of speed or acceleration
- on a road in contravention of S22A(1)
What is S36A(1)(b) LTA?
- Without reasonable excuse
- Intentionally pours onto
- places on
- allows to spill onto
- a road
- any petrol, oil, or diesel fuel
- any other substance that cause loss of traction
What is S36A(1)(c) LTA?
- without reasonable excuse
- operates a vehicle on a road
- in a manner that causes sustained loss of traction
What S36 LTA subsections can you arrest for?
ss1)(a) operates in a race and
ss(1)(c) sustained loss of traction
POA is derived from S315(2)(a) or (2)(b) CA1961.
What is S40 LTA?
Mobile phone use while driving.
$150 ION
What is S114 LTA?
Power to stop vehicles and demand driver details.
- In police uniform or a hat with a badge.
- Flashing lights and/or sirens
- Demand NADPOO from driver
- As long as reasonably necessary
- 15minutes for ID
POA - 116(6) - fails to stop - refuses to supply details - supplies GCTS false or misleading details Charge under S52 LTA
What is S113 LTA?
General Roadway Related Powers
DIMDFFD
- Direct a person on a road NADPOO
- Inspect, test, examine vehicle parts
- Move, or authorise another to move a vehicle causing obstruction
- Direct a vehicle off a road
- Forbid an unlicensed driver to drive a motor vehicle
- Forbid a person operating a transport service without a licence to operate that service
- Direct a person operating a vehicle/animal to stop the vehicle, or cause it to proceed in a particular direction. Direct a pedestrian not to cross the road.
What are the differences between S113 and S114 LTA?
- S114 allows to stop vehicles
- S113 does not allow you to stop vehicles
- S114 demand details from driver
- S113 obtain a persons details on a road who has committed an offence against Acts.
What is S115 LTA?
Unsafe and defective vehicles
Ban your drive
- Pink sticker • unsafe
- Green sticker • defective, does not comply with regulations or rules
POA - S116 if they fail to comply
Offence under S52(1)(a) for removing or driving coloured stickers
What does a green sticker mean? S115 LTA
Defective Vehicle - Believes on reasonable grounds that the vehicle does not comply with the regulations or rules
What does a pink sticker mean? S115 LTA
Unsafe Vehicle - Believes on reasonable grounds that a vehicle on a road is not in a safe condition to be driven on the road.
What is S118 LTA? (1) and (2)
Tell me about your mate
Owner or hirer of any vehicle must give, within 14 days, all information of a driver or passenger who has committed any offence in the vehicle.
What is S118 LTA? (4)
Obtaining information after police pursuit. Immediately
What is S119 LTA?
EBA Entry time
Powers of entry to carry out EBA procedures.
- Has failed to stop and
- S35(1)(a)&(b) (reckless or dangerous) or
- driving under the influence and
- you are freshly pursuing
- without warrant
- enter any premise, use force, complete EBA
What is S121 LTA?
FARMED
- Forbid to drive for a specified time
- All keys to be surrendered
- Render the vehicle immobile
- Move any vehicle causing obstruction
- EBA offenders forbidden 12hours
- Direct a person to drive to a specified place to rest if they have exceeded their driving hours.
POA - S121(4) for
- failing to comply with your directions
- attempting to do an act forbidden by S121
What is S122 LTA?
- Seize for 12 hours
- Interest of public safety
- Last resort power
What is S123 LTA?
7+3
- Seize for 10 days to
- preserve evidence
- enable scientific examination
- establish the cause of a serious traffic accident
For
- Hit and run
- Serious traffic accident
- Failed to stop
What is S95 LTA?
Licence suspension 28 days
- Breath alcohol over 650mcg
- Blood alcohol over 130mg
- Breath alcohol over 400mcg with previous relevant conviction 4 years
- Blood alcohol over 80mg with previous relevant conviction 4 years
- Failed or refused blood test S72or73
- 40kph over posted speed limit
- 50kph over temporary speed limit/towing speed limit
What is S96 LTA?
Impounding Vehicle 28 days
Must if they drove
- Disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence
- Suspended or revoked
- Contrary to a limited licence
- Not holding a licence AND they have previously been forbidden to drive
- Raced or unnecessary exhibition of speed
- Sustained loss of traction
- Failed to stop or remain stopped
- Breath alcohol over 400mcg with 2 previous relevant convictions 4 years
- Blood alcohol over 80mg with 2 previous relevant convictions 4 years
- Failed or refused blood test with 2 relevant convictions 4 years
S96(1)(a) is for the boy racer offences
What is a drivers responsibility to stop and ascertain injury?
S22(1) LTA
- When an accident occurs
- Must stop the vehicle and
- Ascertain whether anyone is injured and
- Render all practical assistance
Penalties
- S35(1)(c)&(2) (non-injury) 3months/$4500 and minimum 6months DQ mandatory
- S36(1)(a)&(2) (injury-death) 5years/$20,000 and minimum 1years DQ mandatory
POA - S315(2)(b) CA
What is a drivers duty to report injury?
- crash involves injury or death
- must report the accident in person to
- police station or officer
- asap no later than 24hours
- unless incapable because of injury
What is a drivers duty to report damage?
- Crash involves damage to
- unoccupied vehicle or other property
- belonging to another person
- must report within 48hours to owner
- drivers name, rego, crash location
- if can’t be contacted or identified
- report to police within 60hours
Penalty - $5000
Can you collect hospital blood for EBA?
Yes
- S73
When can you conduct EBA procedures?
S68(1)(a)
- any driver of a motor vehicle
- in any road, random stop
- any person attempting to drive a motor vehicle on any road
S68(1)(b)
- any person, you have good cause to suspect has recently committed an offence
- against road safety provisions LTA
- that includes driving a motor vehicle
S68(1)(c)
- where the driver is unknown
- you have good cause to suspect
- passengers in a vehicle
- involved in a motor accident
What is POL515?
Breath and Blood Alcohol Procedure Sheet
What must you say to commence BST?
“I now require you to undergo a breath screening test without delay”
What is the EBA procedure?
Passive Breath Test
- “ALCOHOL”
- “I now require you to undergo a breath screening test without delay”
• Breath Screening Test
- Fail
- “I now require you to accompany me to the _____ Police Station or other such place for the purpose of an evidential breath test, blood test or both”
- Read them their rights/caution
• Conducting EBT
- “I now require you to undergo an evidential breath test without delay”
- Max of three attempts
- If the driver refuses or fails EBT, go into blood test
- 10(12) minute period
What must you say to require to accompany you? EBA
“I now require you to accompany me to the ___ Police Station or other such place for the purpose of an evidential breath test, blood test or both.”