Search And Surveillance Act 2012 Flashcards
Section 85
You may carry out a rub-down search of an arrested or detained person to:
Ensure that the person is not carrying anything that may be used to harm any person or facilitate the person’s escape.
Section 85
May do:
- Run or pat hand over body on outside or inside of clothing (not underwear
- Insert hand inside any pocket or pouch in clothing of person being searched
- Visually inspect the person’s mouth, palms, soles of feet, lift or rub their hair
Section 88
You may search a person pursuant to arrest or detention if you have reasonable grounds to BELIEVE the person is carrying anything that:
-is evidential material relating to the offence in respect of which the arrest is made or the person is detained
OR
-may be used to harm any person
OR
-may be used to facilitate the person’s escape
(Give only one reason)
Section 125
Rules and obligations when searching persons.
You MUST:
- Identify yourself
- Advise the person being searched of the act and reason for the search
- Providence evidence of identity (if not in uniform)
- Promptly provide an inventory of items seized and give copy to person being searched
Section 86
Things that can be done to facilitate a rub-down search.
May require the person to remove, raise, lower, or open any outer clothing unless the person has no other clothing underneath. May also require removal of head coverings, gloves, footwear,socks, stockings.
Section 11
Warrantless search of people who are, or are to be, locked up in Police custody.
Locked up = taken into custody and placed behind a closed or locked door that prevents them from leaving.
I.e. Interview room, cell, or charge room at Police station or a vehicle used for Police purposes (other than being placed in the police vehicle for immediate transportation)
Section 11(3)
May also conduct a search of a person after they’ve been locked up if:
- person wasn’t searched before they were locked up
- reasonably suspect they’ve been close to another person who hasn’t been locked up
- reasonably suspect they’ve been close to another person who has been locked up but not yet searched
- reasonable grounds to believe the person may have something used to harm themselves or others
Section 13
Property taken from people locked up in Police custody.
If you take $ or property from someone under s.11, you must return it to them when they’re released unless it may be needed as evidence or possession of it may be an offence.
Section 92
Purposes for which consent search may be undertaken.
You may conduct a consent search to:
- prevent an offence
- to investigate if an offence has been committed
- to protect life or property
- to prevent injury or harm
Section 93
Advice that must be given before consent search undertaken.
Before a consent search you must:
- determine search is for a purpose authorised by s.92
- advise the person of the reason for the search
- advise the person they may consent or refuse to be searched
Section 94
Circumstances where search is unlawful.
A consent search is unlawful if:
- not for a purpose set out in s.92
- you fail to give the advice set out in s.93
- consent is given by a person who doesn’t have authority to consent
Section 95
Ability of persons under 14 to consent to searches of places, vehicles, or other things.
Persons under 14 are unable to consent to the search of a place, a vehicle, or other thing.
Section 169
Reporting use of powers.
Don’t need to report on Ss 85,88,11,91-96,14
Section 110
Power incidental to search of places and vehicles.
Section 14
Warrantless entry to prevent offences or respond to risk to life or safety
Section 7
Entry without warrant to arrest person unlawfully at large
Section 8
Entry without warrant to avoid loss of offender or evidential material.
Can enter If you believe they will ditch or evidence will be CADD but s.8 doesn’t give power to search for evidence.
Section 83
Entry without warrant after arrest.
If you arrest a person and have reasonable grounds to believe that delaying entry to a place will result in evidence being CADD, you can search that place for evidence.
Can also search a vehicle at the place.
Section 84
Warrantless entry and search of vehicle after arrest.
Search a vehicle after an arrest if you think evidence will be CADD.
Intended to allow you to search a vehicle in a public place.
Section 123
Seizure of items in plain view.
You may seize any item you find during a lawful search or as a result of observations if you could’ve seized the item under a search warrant or another search power.
Section 29
Power to search vehicles without warrant for stolen property.
You can search a vehicle if you have reasonable grounds to believe that there’s stolen property in or on that vehicle (public place).