Search and Surveillance Flashcards
Lawful search
Under search warrant, warrantless power, or consent
Reasonable search
Complies with s21 BORA +
- Nature of search
- How intrusive search is
- Where and when the search takes place
Using a search warrant…
- Provides judicial oversight
- Provides greater protection for Police and public
- Requires recording and reporting of results
Consent search for reasons…
- To prevent the commission of an offence
- To investigate whether an offence has been committed
- To protect life or property
- To prevent injury or harm
Before consent searching, advise…
- The reason for the proposed search AND
- They may consent or refuse to consent to the search
A person under 14… (consent searches)
Is unable to consent to the search of a place, vehicle, or other thing (UNLESS they are found driving with no passenger of or over 14 with authority to consent to the vehicle’s search)
Tangible
Something that may be touched
Intangible
Unable to be touched; not having physical presence
CADD
Concealed
Altered
Damaged
Destroyed
s131
Identification and notice requirements when searching places, vehicles, and other things (RAIN)
s125
The rules for searching people (RAN)
s110
Powers incidental to search
s169
Reporting
s116
Securing a place, vehicle or other thing to be searched and excluding any person from there
s118
Powers of detention incidental to search of places or vehicles
s119
Powers of search by a person who has a power of arrest
s121
Stopping vehicles for search (SW or warrantless)
s122
Moving vehicles for search/safekeeping