SC Flashcards
Eligibility for bail
The following persons are eligible for release on bail under this Act (a12 - g)
a person who has been taken into custody—
(i) on a charge of an offence; or
(ii) in the case of a child—on suspicion of having committed an offence
(b) a person who has been convicted of an offence but has not been sentenced for that offence;
(c) a person who has been convicted of, and sentenced for, an offence but has not exhausted all rights of appeal against the conviction or sentence, or to have it reviewed;
(d) a person who is appearing before a court for allegedly failing to observe a condition of a recognizance;
(e) a person who appears before a court in answer to a summons (including a person who so appears as a witness);
(f) a person who has been arrested on a warrant and is appearing or is to appear before a court as a witness;
(g) a person arrested on a warrant issued under section 19A;
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(ga) a person who has been arrested without warrant under section 19B
Discretion exercisable by bail authority
(1) If an application for bail is made to a bail authority by an eligible person who has been charged with, but not convicted of, an offence in respect of which he or she has been taken into custody, the bail authority should, subject to this Act, release the applicant
on bail unless, having regard to….? (a, b123, c, d, e, f)
(a) the gravity of the offence in respect of which the applicant has been taken into custody; and
(b) the likelihood (if any) that the applicant would, if released—
(i) abscond; or
(ii) offend again; or
(iii) interfere with evidence, intimidate or suborn witnesses, or hinder
police inquiries; or
(iv) commit a breach of an intervention order under the Intervention
Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009; and
(d) any need that the applicant may have for physical protection; and
(e) any medical or other care that the applicant may require; and
(f) any previous occasions on which the applicant may have contravened or failed to comply with a term or condition of a bail agreement; and
(g) any other relevant matter, the bail authority considers that the applicant should not be released on bail.
(2) If the applicant has been convicted of the offence in respect of which he or she has been taken into custody, the bail authority has, subject to this Act, an unfettered discretion as to whether the applicant should be released on bail.
(3) If the applicant is a person who is appearing or is to appear before a court as a witness in proceedings (other than proceedings relating to an offence for which that person has been charged or convicted), the bail authority should, subject to this Act, release the
applicant on bail unless there is a likelihood that the applicant would, if released, abscond.
(4) Despite the other provisions of this section, if there is a victim of the offence, the bail authority must, in determining whether the applicant should be released on bail, give primary consideration to the need that the victim may have, or perceive, for physical protection from the applicant.
Bail Act - prescribed applicant means…
offences if committed, or allegedly committed, by the applicant in the course of attempting to escape pursuit by a police officer or attempting to entice a police officer to engage in a pursuit:
an offence against section 31 of the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 if the act or omission alleged to constitute the offence involved physical violence or a threat of physical violence; or
an applicant who is a serious and organised crime suspect
an applicant taken into custody in relation to a serious firearm offence
a serious drug offence (within the meaning of section 34 of the
Controlled Substances Act 1984); and
(ii) a serious offence against the person (within the meaning of
section 74EA of the Summary Offences Act 1953); or
an applicant who is a terror suspect; or
an applicant taken into custody in relation to an offence against section 86(4)
of the Children and Young People Act
Conditions of bail
(1) Subject to this Act, every grant of bail is subject to the following conditions
must not possessing a firearm, ammunition or any part of a firearm
requiring the applicant to submit to such tests (including testing
without notice) for gunshot residue
that the applicant agree—
(i) to reside at a specified address; or
(ia) to reside at a specified address and to remain at that place of
residence while on bail, not leaving it except for one of the following
purposes:
(A) remunerated employment; or
(B) necessary medical or dental treatment for the applicant; or
(C) averting or minimising a serious risk of death or injury
(whether to the applicant or some other person); or
(D) any other purpose approved by a community corrections
officer;
Conditions to protect the victim (not contact etc.)
to be under the supervision of a community corrections officer and to obey the lawful directions of the officer; or
(iv) to report to the police at a specified place and at specified times; or
(v) to surrender any passport that the applicant may possess; or
Bail authority may direct person to surrender firearm etc
A bail authority may, in relation to a grant of bail that is subject to the condition imposed by section 11(1)(a), direct the person to whom the grant of bail relates to surrender as soon as reasonably practicable at a police station specified by the bail authority any firearm, ammunition or part of a firearm owned or possessed by the
person.
(2) A person who refuses or fails to comply with a direction under subsection (1) is guilty
of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.
Procedure on arrest
(1) If a police officer arrests a person who is, on arrest, eligible to apply for release on bail, the police officer must
as soon as reasonably practicable after delivering the arrested person to a police station, takes reasonable steps to ensure the arrested person understands that the arrested person is
entitled to apply for release on bail under this Act; and
(b) ensure that the arrested person (and, if the arrested person is a child, any guardian who is present) receives -
a written statement, in the prescribed form how an application for bail is made and,
the appropriate form for making an application for release on bail.
An eligible person who has been arrested on a charge of an offence must, if not released beforehand, be brought before the appropriate authority on the charge in relation to which he or she was arrested as soon as reasonably practicable but, in any event, not later than 4 pm on the next working day following the day of arrest.
(4) The appropriate authority before whom a person is brought under subsection (3) must inquire as to whether that person wants to apply for release on bail and, if the person answers in the affirmative, the authority must afford the person a reasonable
opportunity to apply for release on bail.
(5) For the purposes of this section, an eligible person may be brought before the Youth Court or the Magistrates Court—
(a) in person or by video link; or
(b) if the person is in custody in a police station or designated police facility that is situated in a remote area and there is no video link available—by audio link.
Bail Act - appropriate authority means—
(a) in relation to a child—the Youth Court; and
(b) in any other case—the Magistrates Court;
remote area, in relation to the situation of a police station or designated police facility, means—
(a) 200 kilometres or more; or
(b) if some other distance is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition—that distance, from the nearest Youth Court or Magistrates Court
Bail Act S18—Arrest of eligible person on non-compliance with bail agreement - What can a Court Issue?
If it appears to a court or justice that a person released on bail has contravened or failed to comply with a term or condition of a bail agreement, it may, if it appears necessary or desirable to do so, issue a warrant for the person’s arrest
Bail Act S18 - What can a Police officer do… and then what must be done with the suspect?
A police officer may arrest without warrant a person released on bail if he or she has reasonable grounds for believing that the person—
(a) intends to abscond; or
(b) is contravening or failing to comply with a bail agreement; or
(c) has contravened or failed to comply with a bail agreement.
(3) A person who is arrested without warrant pursuant to subsection (2) must, after being delivered into custody at a police station or designated police facility, be brought as soon as practicable before—
(a) the court before which the person is bound to appear; or
(b) the Magistrates Court
Domestic Violence - What is an act of abuse?
Act of abuse—an act which results in or is intended to result in:
physical injury
emotional or psychological harm
an unreasonable and non-consensual denial of financial, social or personal autonomy
damage to property owned, possessed or used by the victim.
Domestic relationship -
Pursuant to the IOPA Act—for the purposes of establishing domestic abuse, two people are in a domestic relationship (currently or previously) when:
they are married
they are domestic partners (refer to section 11A of the Family Relationships Act 1975)
they are in an intimate personal relationship where their lives are interrelated and the actions of one affects the other
they are the child, stepchild, grandchild or under the guardianship of the other party, irrespective of their current age
they are the child, stepchild, grandchild or under the guardianship of the person who is or formerly was in a relationship with the other party in accordance with one of the first three dot points listed above (regardless of age)
they are a child and the other party is acting in loco parentis
they are a child who normally or regularly resides or stays with the other
they are siblings
they are related through blood, marriage, a domestic partnership or adoption
they are related through Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander kinship rules or are both members of a culturally recognised family group
one is the carer of the other and is or has been involved with the person requiring care as a spouse, domestic partner, intimate partner or is the adult child of that person.
Positive action
Positive action includes a police response that ensures a victim’s ongoing safety at all times and holds the offender accountable for their behaviour.
When holding an offender accountable for their behaviour, arrest is the preferred response because it:…. (3 points)
Positive action must aim to….? (3 points)
provides immediate safety to the victim and children
removes the offender from the scene and prevents the immediate situation from continuing or escalating while providing an opportunity for intervention
is the quickest method of bringing the case before the court to allow judicial action.
Aim to…
prevent an escalation of the violence and minimise further harm
meet the unique safety needs of domestic violence victims and children while respecting their right to make choices for themselves wherever it is safe to do so
hold an offender accountable for their violence in a way which is commensurate with the offending and the risk level to the victim.
6 SAPOL VALUES (CIRCLS)
Collaboration, Integrity, Respect, Courage, Leadership, Service.
5 PRINCIPLES per 2030 Vision (CC TOP)
Community centered, Collaborative partners, Technology enabled, Our people, our strength, Prevention First
Code of conduct: SELF test
Scrutiny, Ethical, Lawful, Fair
Code of conduct Statements
- Act with honesty and integrity,
- Conduct themselves in a professional manner,
- Perform duties dilligent and competent manner… and also
- carry out duties promptly and be
receptive and responsive to lawful
orders and instructions. - avoid and report possible conflicts of interest
- not improperly obtain or seek to obatin a benefit or advantage.
- take such action as is necessary and reasonable with respect of other members who fail to meet expected standards.
- avoid conduct interstate or overseas that would discredit SAPOL.
- act within your powers and authorities given to them by law and in accordance with GO.
- respect diversity within the community
and the workplace by recognising that
all people are entitled to courtesy, and
fair and equal treatment - be responsible for the proper use and
treatment of any property, equipment
or assets in their care or custody - maintain the confidentiality of any
information obtained in the course of
police duties
ICCS branches (popcicl cris)
Command and Control
Safety
Communication
Intelligence
Planning
Operations
Logistics
Public information
Investigations
Recovery
Coordination Responsibilities
Service delivery charter - (PPDDMK)
Provide a polit eand courteous, respectful service
Deal professional with an intiial enquiry
manage an investigation or process
Keep people informed of an enquiry
Deal with the circumstances
Provide information
Leadership charter
promote a customer focused approach
model and encourage ethical behaviour
accept accountability for organisational performance and the initiation of change
conduct themselves in a fair, firm and decisive manner
are responsive to the needs, welfare and safety of others
model and encourage a communication style which is clear, frank and timely
encourage and reward innovation and initiative
foster teamwork and co-operation
3 Pillars of SAPOLS commitment to Domestic Violence
Prevention, Collaboration, Protect.
MHA - S57 - A police officer BORGS that.. (A,B,C)
(A) that the person is a patient in respect of whom—
(i) a patient assistance request has been issued under section 54A(1); or
(ii) a patient transport request has been issued under section 55(1); or
(B) a police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person is a patient who is absent without leave; or
(C) it appears to a police officer that—
(i) the person has a mental illness; and
(ii) the person has caused, or there is a significant risk of the person causing, harm to himself or herself or others or property; and
(iii) the person requires medical examination
MHA S57 - How police form an opinion of a persons MH
A police officer is not required to exercise any medical expertise in order to form an
opinion about a person under subsection (1)(c) and may form such an opinion based
on the officer’s observations of the person’s behaviour or appearance or reports about
the person’s behaviour, appearance or history.
What may a Police officer do in relation to exercising authorities under S57MHA. (a-f)
(a) the police officer may take the person into his or her care and control;
(b) the police officer may transport the person from place to place;
(c) the police officer may restrain the person and otherwise use force in relation to the person as reasonably required in the circumstances;
(d) the police officer may enter and remain in a place where the officer reasonably suspects the person may be found;
(e) the police officer may use reasonable force to break into a place when that is
reasonably required in order to take the person into his or her care and
control;
(f) the police officer may search the person’s clothing or possessions and take possession of anything in the person’s possession that the person may use to cause harm to himself or herself or others or property
S57 MHA -
A police officer who takes the person into his or her care and control must, as soon as practicable…..
transport the person, or arrange for the person to be transported by some other police officer or by an authorised officer, to a treatment centre;
Purpose of Police
(a) uphold the law; and
(b) preserve the peace; and
(c) prevent crime; and
(d) assist the public in emergency situations; and
(e) co-ordinate and manage responses to emergencies; and
(f) regulate road use and prevent vehicle collisions.
Police Act - Drug and alcohol testing
what tests can be done to PO
and what 4 circumstances can/may a PO be tested for
member, cadet, PSO may be required to submit to a
- alco/BA
- drug screen
- biologicval sample for purpose of a blood test, urine or oral fluid
Police, cadet, or PSO may also be required for testing after being in….
- criotical incident,
- HRD,
- BORG that a member as recentyl consumed alcohol/drugs
- is applying for a classified appointment or position.
ARR 304—Direction by a police officer or authorised person
(1) A person must obey any reasonable direction for the safe and efficient regulation of traffic given to the person by a police officer or authorised person, whether or not the person may contravene another provision of the Australian Road Rules by obeying the direction.
It is a defence to the prosecution of a person for an offence against a provision of the Australian Road Rules if, at the time of the offence, the person was obeying a
direction given to the person under subrule (1
CLCA stalking - A [person stalks another if on at least.. (8 categories) (intending…)
(a) on at least two separate occasions, the person—
(i) follows the other person; or
(ii) loiters outside the place of residence of the other person or some other place frequented by the other person; or
(iii) enters or interferes with property in the possession of the other person; or
(iv) gives or sends offensive material to the other person, or leaves offensive material where it will be found by, given to or brought to the attention of the other person; or
(iva) publishes or transmits offensive material by means of the internet or
some other form of electronic communication in such a way that the
offensive material will be found by, or brought to the attention of, the
other person; or
(ivb) communicates with the other person, or to others about the other person, by way of mail, telephone (including associated technology), facsimile transmission or the internet or some other form of electronic communication in a manner that could reasonably be expected to arouse apprehension or fear in the other person; or
(v) keeps the other person under surveillance; or
(vi) acts in any other way that could reasonably be expected to arouse the
other person’s apprehension or fear; and
(b) the person—
(i) intends to cause serious physical or mental harm to the other person
or a third person; or
(ii) intends to cause serious apprehension or fear.
Assault
(1) A person commits an assault if the person (a - e)
(a) intentionally applies force (directly or indirectly) to the victim; or
(b) intentionally makes physical contact (directly or indirectly) with the victim, knowing that the victim might reasonably object to the contact in the circumstances (whether or not the victim was at the time aware of the contact); or
(c) threatens (by words or conduct) to apply force (directly or indirectly) to the victim and there are reasonable grounds for the victim to believe that—
(i) the person who makes the threat is in a position to carry out the threat and intends to do so; or
(ii) there is a real possibility that the person will carry out the threat; or
(d) does an act of which the intended purpose is to apply force (directly or
indirectly) to the victim; or
(e) accosts or impedes another in a threatening manner.
Choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting. A operson…
(1) A person who is, or has been, in a relationship with another person and chokes, suffocates or strangles that other person, without that other person’s consent, is guilty of an offence
Violent disorder (affray1 -2 (riot 12+)
If 3 or more persons who are present together use or threaten unlawful violence and the conduct of them (taken together) is such as would cause a person of reasonable
firmness present at the scene to fear for his or her personal safety, each of the persons
using or threatening unlawful violence is guilty of an offence.
Humiliating or degrading filming
(1) A person who engages in humiliating or degrading filming is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 1 year.
(2) A person who distributes an image obtained by humiliating or degrading filming knowing or having reason to believe that the victim—
(a) does not consent to that particular distribution of the image; or
(b) does not consent to that particular distribution of the image and does not
consent to distribution of the image generally,
is guilty of an offence
Aggravated offences
(a) the offender committed the offence in the course of deliberately and systematically inflicting severe pain on the victim
(b) the offender used, or threatened to use, an offensive weapon to commit, or
when committing, the offence;
(c) the offender committed the offence gainst a police officer, prison officer,
employee in a training centre or other law enforcement officer—
(i) knowing the victim to be acting in the course of his or her official
duty; or
(ii) in retribution for something the offender knows or believes to have
been done by the victim in the course of his or her official duty;
intending to prevent or dissuade the victim from taking legal proceedings or from pursuing a particular course in legal
proceedings; or
(ii) in connection with the victim’s conduct or future conduct (as party, witness or in any other capacity) in legal proceedings; or
Victim under 12 years old (14 for child sex acts)
Victim older than 60years
the offender committed the offence knowing that the victim of the offence
was a person with whom the offender was, or was formerly, in a relationship
he offender abused a position of authority, or a position of trust, in committing the offence
indecent filming and private act definition
indecent filming means filming of—
(a) another person in a state of undress in circumstances in which a reasonable
person would expect to be afforded privacy; or
(b) another person engaged in a private act in circumstances in which a reasonable person would expect to be afforded privacy; or
(c) another person’s private region in circumstances in which a reasonable person
would not expect that the person’s private region might be filmed
private act means—
(a) a sexual act of a kind not ordinarily done in public; or
(ab) an act carried out in a sexual manner or context; or
(b) using a toilet
General Search Warrants: - The police officer named in any such warrant may…
The police officer named in any such warrant may, at any time of the day or night, exercise all or any of the following powers:
(a) the officer may, with such assistants as he or she thinks necessary, enter into,
break open and search any house, building, premises or place where he or she
has reasonable cause to SUSPECT that—
(i) an offence has been recently committed, or is about to be committed;
or
(ii) there are stolen goods; or
(iii) there is anything that may afford evidence as to the commission of an
offence; or
(iv) there is anything that may be intended to be used for the purpose of
committing an offence;
(b) the officer may break open and search any cupboards, drawers, chests, trunks,
boxes, packages or other things, whether fixtures or not, in which he or she
has reasonable cause to suspect that—
(i) there are stolen goods; or
(ii) there is anything that may afford evidence as to the commission of an
offence; or
(iii) there is anything that may be intended to be used for the purpose of
committing an offence;
(c) the officer may seize any such goods or things to be dealt with according to
law.
Power to search suspected vehicles, vessels, and persons
A police officer may do any or all of the following things, namely, stop, search and
detain—
(a)A VEHICLE or VESSEL in or upon which there is reasonable cause to suspect
that—
(i) there are stolen goods; or
(ii) there is an object, possession of which constitutes an offence; or
(iii) there is evidence of the commission of an indictable offence;
(b) A PERSON who is reasonably suspected of having, on or about his or her
person—
(i) stolen goods; or
(ii) an object, possession of which constitutes an offence; or
(iii) evidence of the commission of an indictable offence.
LLA - Power to bar (WELFARE) - PO must take into account the fact that harm caused by the
excessive or inappropriate consumption of liquor includes—
(a) the risk of harm to children, vulnerable people and communities; and
(b) the adverse effects on a person’s health; and
(c) alcohol abuse or misuse; and
(d) domestic violence or anti-social behavior, including causing personal injury
and property damage.
125A—Commissioner of Police barring orders -
(1) The Commissioner of Police may, by order served on a person, bar the person from entering or remaining on—
(a) specified licensed premises; or
(b) licensed premises of a specified class; or
(c) licensed premises of a specified class within a specified area; or
(d) all licensed premises within a specified area, for an indefinite period or a period specified in the order on any reasonable ground.