Search and Surveillance Flashcards
What is a Surveillance device
an interception device
a tracking device
a visual surveillance device
When to apply for a search warrant
If you do not believe that the delay involved in obtaining a search warrant will make it impracticable to achieve your purpose
When to use warrantless powers
If you believe that the immediate exercise of the power is necessary to achieve its purpose - obtaining evidence protecting life or safety or arresting a person
When to undertake a consent search
Is not the most desirable action. Consent can be withdrawn at any time
If no one present when search completed what must be done
Copy of search warrant left If warrantless search then leave written notice (pol) stating act reason for the search If not practicable then it must be supplied no later than 7 days after the search Must include: Date/time of start and finish Name / ID whether anything been seized authority and reason for seizure an inentory of items taken
How long can you detain someone when searching a person
as long a necessary to carry out the search
When must you report the use of a warrantless power
As soon as possible
Must include: short summary, the reasons for exercising the warrantless power, whether any evidential material was seized any criminal proceedings brought or are being considered
Police policy states that online notifications shall be completed by the end of shift
You do not need to report
A search of a person following an arrest
A search of person in lawful custody
Securing a place vehicle or other thing to be search you may
secure the place vehicle or other thing, secure any area within the place etc secure any items found in etc in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable duration
(secure means to freeze control preserve)
Entry without warrant to arrest person unlawfully at large- s7
If you have reasonable grounds to suspect that the person is unlawfully at large and to believe that the person is in a place or vehicle - you may enter without warrant to search and arrest
Entry without warrant to avoid loss of offender or evidential material - s8
If you have reasonable grounds to suspect that a person committed an offence punishable by imprisonment and believe that the person is in that place or vehicle and believe that if entry is not effected immediately either or both may occur
The person will leave
Evidential material CADD
s9
Stopping a vehicle to find persons unlawfully at large
reasonable grounds to suspect that a person is unlawfully at large has committed and offence punishable by imprisonment and you have reasonable grounds to believe that person in the vehicle.
s21 Warrantless search of people found in or on places or vehicles
if you conduct a search of a place or vehicle under s20 you may search any person found in or on - may use force that is reasonable for the purpose of that search
Who can authorise a road block under S&S
Senior Constable. For this senior constables means a constable who holds the rank of sergeant or higher and includes any constable who is acting.
s30 - Warrantless roadblocks
has reasonable grounds to believe that in or on a vehicle there is a person who that have reasonable grounds to suspect has committed and offence punishable by imprisonment or is unlawfully at large and has reasonable grounds to suspect that the vehicle will travel past the place where the road block is proposed and is satisfied the safety of all road users will be ensured
s112 - Seizure of items of uncertain status and in plain view
Exercising a search power and you are uncertain whether any item found may be lawfully seized and it is not reasonable practicable to determine when search takes place you may remove the item for analysis or examination