Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Question 1

Locked up

Answer 1

A person taken into lawful custody and placed behind a closed or locked door that prevents them from leaving.

Question 2

Reasonable grounds to believe

Answer 2

Believing that a situation or circumstance actually exists.

Question 3

Reasonable grounds to suspect

Answer 3

Believing that a situation or circumstance is likely to exist.

Question 4

Unlawfully at large

Answer 4

In relation to a person, means that the person:
- Has a WTA (not fines)
- Escaped prison or AWOL
- Escaped custody
- Special patient escaped or AWOL
- “Young person” absconding from Youth Court
“Supervision with residence” order

Question 5

Section 131

Answer 5

This is your RAIN before initial entry relating to places or vehicles.

Question 6

When is R.A.I.N. NOT appropriate?

Answer 6

No person is lawfully present 
OR
Complying with these requirements would:
- Endanger any person's safety, or
- Prejudice the successful use of the search and entry 
  power, or
- Prejudice ongoing investigations.

Question 7

Section 169

Answer 7

Reporting use of warrantless power of entry, search or surveillance through online notification.

Question 8

When is 169 NOT needed?

Answer 8

Sections:

• 85 & 88
• 11
• 91-96
• 14

Question 9

Section 110

Answer 9

SUPERCAR CD:
S - Seize items that can be lawfully seized
U - Use equipment to search the address
P - Photos
E - Enter and search the address
R - Request any person to assist
C - Copy documents that can be seized
A - Access computer systems
R - Reasonable force to execute the search 

C - Copy intangible materials
D - Dog (using for a search)

Question 10

Section 113

Answer 10

A constable calling upon another for assistance with exercising a search power.

Question 11

Section 116

Answer 11

Securing a place, vehicle or other thing to be searched.

Question 12

Section 118

Answer 12

Detaining any person in order to establish their connection to a place or vehicle you may be searching.

Question 13

Section 119

Answer 13

Power to search any persons at a place or vehicle if reasonable grounds to believe they may have the evidential material on them or you suspect they may have a dangerous item that poses an immediate threat to safety.

Question 14

Section 120

Answer 14

Power to pursue a person or vehicle if they flee a search location before you are able to start or complete the search.