Search and surveillance 2

Question 1

Explain section 116

Answer 1

If you are carrying out a search of a place or vehicle you may secure any place or thing and exclude any person from the area

Question 2

Explain section 118

Answer 2

If carrying out a search of a vehicle/ place you may detain any person who is at or arrives at the place to determine if they are connected to the subject of the search

Question 3

Explain section 119

Answer 3

If carrying out a search of a place/ vehicle and you have reasonable grounds to believe a person at or arriving at the place are in possession of evidential material or dangerous items you may search them

Question 4

Explain section 29

Answer 4

You may search a vehicle if you have reasonable grounds to believe that there is stolen property in or on that vehicle

Question 5

Explain section 9

Answer 5

You may stop a vehicle if you have reasonable grounds to believe a person in that vehicle is unlawfully at large or has committed an imprisonable offence

Question 6

Explain section 10

Answer 6

If you have stopped someone under section 9 you may require any person in the vehicle who’s is suspected of being unlawfully at large or committed an imprisonable offence to give there name, address, DOB, other contact details.
You may search the vehicle for that person.
You may search the vehicle if that person has been arrested or ran away for any evidential material.

Question 7

Explain section 121

Answer 7

You may stop a vehicle to conduct a warrantless search if you are satisfied you have reasonable grounds to conduct that search

Question 8

Explain section 128

Answer 8

If you exercise a power to stop or search a vehicle you may require the vehicle to remain stopped as long as reasonably necessary for the search

Question 9

Explain section 129

Answer 9

If you exercise a power to stop a vehicle you must provide the driver with RAN

Question 10

Explain section 122

Answer 10

If you find or stop a vehicle and have lawful authority to search it, you may move it if it is impractical to search it in its current location. Or it is necessary to move the vehicle for safe keeping

Question 11

Explain section 32

Answer 11

You may setup a road block if authorised under section 30, and stop vehicles, require details, and search them