S&S Act 2012 Sections

Question 1

Section 83

Answer 1

Entry Without Warrant After Arrest

Question 2

Section 84

Answer 2

Warrantless Entry to Vehicle After Arrest

Question 3

Section 85

Answer 3

Rubdown Search of Arrested or Detained Person

Question 4

Section 88

Answer 4

Warrantless Search of Arrested or Detained Person

Question 5

Section 110

Answer 5

Search Powers (what you can do)
Do anything reasonably necessary

Question 6

Section 116

Answer 6

Securing a place, vehicle or other thing to be searched

Question 7

Section 118

Section 119

Answer 7

Powers of detention incidental to powers of search (places and vehicles)

Power of search after detention.

Question 8

Section 121

Answer 8

Stopping vehicles with or without warrant for purposes of search

Question 9

Section 122

Answer 9

Moving vehicles for search OR safekeeping

Question 10

Section 123

Answer 10

Seizure of items in plain view

Question 11

Section 125

Answer 11

RAN

Question 12

Section 128

Answer 12

Duty to Remain

Question 13

Section 131

Answer 13

RAIN

Question 14

Section 169

Answer 14

Online report form for use of search

Question 15

Section 7

Answer 15

Entry without warrant to arrest person unlawfully at large

Question 16

Section 8

Answer 16

Entry without warrant to avoid loss of offender or evidential material

Question 17

Section 9

Section 10

Answer 17

Stopping a vehicle to find persons unlawfully at large or who have committed an imprisonable offence

Powers and duties of constable after vehicle stopped under S9 including powers to ask for name, address, contact details and DOB

Question 18

Section 14

Answer 18

Warrantless entry to prevent offences of respond to risk of life or safety

Question 19

Section 11

Section 13

Answer 19

Warrantless searches of people who are to be locked up in police custody

Property taken from people locked up in police custody under S11 must be returned

Question 20

Section 15

Answer 20

Entry without warrant to find and avoid the loss of evidential material

Question 21

Section 16

Answer 21

Searching people in public place without warrant for evidential material relating to certain offences

Question 22

Section 17

Answer 22

Warrantless entry and search of vehicle for evidential material relation to certain offences

Question 23

Section 18

Answer 23

Warrantless searches associated with arms

Question 24

Section 20

Section 21

Answer 24

Warrantless search of places and vehicles in relation to some Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 offences

Warrantless searches of people found in or on places or vehicles under S20

Question 25

Section 22

Answer 25

Warrantless power to search a person for controlled drugs and precursor substances if offences suspected against MODA 1975

Question 26

Section 27

Answer 26

Searching people in public place without warrant if offence against section 202(4)(a) of the Crimes Act 1961

Question 27

Section 28

Answer 27

Searching vehicles without warrant for offensive weapons

Question 28

Section 29

Answer 28

Power to search vehicles without warrant for stolen property