Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Flashcards
What is Section 169 of the Search and Survelliance Act 2012?
You must complete a report if you execute a warrantless entry power, search power or survelliance power
except for S85, s88, s11, s14
What is Sec 17?
(14yrs+ offences)
Warrentless entry and search of vehicles for EM
If vehicle in a public place and have r.g.believe that
EM relating to a 14 yrs+ offence is in or on the vehicle
you may
enter and search
What is Sec 16?
(14+yrs offences)
Searching people in public place w/o warrant for EM (14+yrs jail)
If believe person has EM relating to 14+yrs offence
may search
What is sec 116?
Securing a place, vehicle to be searched
116(1)(a)
- may secure place or vehicle, other thing
- secure any area in/on the place, vehicle, other thing
- secure items found
116(1)(b)
- can EXCLUDE any person if r.g.b person will obstruct or hinder search
116(2)
- if you are exercising this power and an affected person requests it you must:
state Act, reason for search, identify yourself (RAN)
What is Sec 128?
Duty to remain stopped
If you exercise power to stop vehicle
or
to search a vehicle
then: you can require car to remain stopped for as long is reasonably necessary.
what is Sec 121?
Stop to SEARCH
sec 121 (1) warrantless searches
sec 121 (2) stop to execute a warrant
When you exercise a power to search a person you may.…
Detain: the person for a slong as it is necessary to carry out the search
Use Force; that is reasonable for the purposes of the search
Search: any item that the person is wearing, carrying, or is the persons physical possession or immediate control
Seize anything the person is carrying or in their physical possession or immediate control if the thing is the subject of the search or maybe lawfully seized
What is sec 20?
Warrantless search of place and vehicles for drugs
If you have rgb that in or on a place/vehicle there is:
a controlled drug or precursor substance
and
you have rgb not practicable to get a warrant
and
you have rgs that in or on place/vehicle and offence against MODA 1975:
has been committed, or
is being committed, or
is about to be committed
and
you have rgb that is entry and search is not effected immediately the EM will be CADD
you may:
enter and search place/vehicle w/o/w
What is Section 93 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012?
Advice to be given before a consent search is undertaken:
- determine the search is for a purpose under sec 92
- advise the person of the reason for the proposed search
- advise the person that they may either consent to be searched or refuse
What is Section 11 of the Search and Survelliance Act 2012?
Warrantless Custody Search
You may conduct a warrantless search of any person who has been taken into lawful custody and is to be locked up:
- at a police station, or
- in other premises being used for police purposes, or
- in or about to be placed in a vehicle being used for police purposes
What is Sec 118?
Power of Detention when searching places/vehicles
If exercising search power in relation to a place/vehicle and need to determine CONNECTION between a person and subject of search:
you may DETAIN any PERSON who:
is in that place or in or on the vehicle at the start of the search
or
arrives at the place while the search is being carries out
or
stops at, enters, or tries to enter the vehicle while search happening
What is Section 7 of the Search and survelliance Act 2012?
Entry without warrant to arrest a person unlawfully at large
If you have reasonable grounds:
- to suspect that a person is unlawfully at large
and
- believe that the person is in a place or a vehicle
you may:
- enter the place or vehicle without a warrant to search for and arrest that person
What is sec 18?
Warrantless search associated with arms
If have rgs that a person is carrying arms, is in possession of them or has under their control and:
the person in breach of Arms Act 1983
or
the person, because of physical/mental condition is incapable of having proper control of arms
or
the person by reason of mental/physical condition may kill or cause bodily injury to any person
or
a p.o is in place against them
or
there are grounds to make an application for a p.o
or
a pso is in place against them
then you may do all or any of the following:
search the person
search anything in their possession or control
enter a place/vehicle to search: the person or anything in their possession or control
seize and detain any arms found
seize and detain the persons flicno
what is sec 129?
Duty to provide information
if you exercise a power to stop a vehicle yoiu must provide driver with :
name
act
reason
What is Section 13 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 for?
Property taken from people locked up in police custody
you must return any property taken from the person when they are released from custody
- unless it may be used in evidence or
- their possession may constitue an offence