SEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE - SECTIONS Flashcards
Section 7
Warrantless power to enter and search for a person unlawfully at large.
RGTSuspect that a person is unlawfully at large.
RGTBelieve that the person is in the place or vehicle.
Powers:
Enter the place or vehicle without warrant.
Search the place or vehicle for the person for the purpose of arresting them.
Section 8
Warrantless power to enter and search to avoid loss of offender or evidential material.
RGTSuspect the person has committed an offence punishable by imprisonment and for which they may be arrested without warrant.
RGTB the person is in the place or vehicle, and that if entry is not effected immediately, the person will leave to avoid arrest or evidential material will be CADD.
Powers - to enter the place or vehicle.
Search - the place or vehicle for the person for the purpose of arresting them
Section 9
Warrantless power to stop a vehicle to find persons unlawfully at large or who have committed certain offences (imprisonable offences).
RGTSuspect that a person is unlawfully at large, or has committed an imprisonable offence.
RGTBelieve that the person is in or on the vehicle.
Powers - to stop the vehicle for the purpose of arresting that person.
Section 10
Powers and duties of constable AFTER a vehicle has been stopped.
RGTSuspect a person is unlawfully large, or has committed an offence punishable by imprisonment.
RGTBelieve that the person is in on the vehicle.
Powers - Require the person suspected of being unlawfully at large or have committed an offence punishable by imprisonment to supply all or any of his or her name, address, date of birth, or other contact details.
Search the vehicle for the person
Search the vehicle for evidential material in relation to the offence the vehicle was stopped for, if the person is arrested or is seen fleeing before they can be arrested
You can search the vehicle if the person sought has been arrested or is seen fleeing from he vehicle. .
Section 16
Searching people in a public place without warrant for evidential material relating to certain offences.
RGTBelieve that the person is in possession of evidential material relating to an offence punishable by imprisonment for term of 14 years or more.
Powers - To search a person without a warrant in a public place.
Section 17
Warrantless entry and search of a vehicle for evidential material relating to certain offences.
RGTBelieve that evidential material relating to an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 14 years or more is in or on the vehicle.
Powers - To enter a vehicle that is in a public place without warrant and search the vehicle.
Section 18
Arms
Search person and things (incl vehicle) under their control, enter place or vehicle, to search for and seize arms/licence.
Section 15
Entry/search without warrant to find and avoid loss of evidential material relating to certain offences (14y+).
RGTSuspect that an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 14 years or more has been committed or is being committed or is about to be committed.
RGTBelieve that evidential material relating to that offence is in that place, AND
If entry is delayed in order to obtain a search warrant, the evidential material will be CADD.
Powers - enter a place without warrant.
Search - the place.
Includes a vehicle at an address
Section 21
The power to search a person in a place or vehicle while conducting a section 20 search.
Section 22
Warrantless power to search for controlled drugs and precursor substances if an offence is suspected against MODA 1975.
Search person in public place if RGTB they have drugs/precursor.
Section 18
Warrantless search of persons, places or vehicles relating to Arms
When exercising this power, you may search a person and things (incl vehicle) under their control
enter place or vehicle to search for and seize arms/licence.
Section 20
Warrantless entry and search of places and vehicles in relation to some MODA 1975 offences.
RGTSuspect a MODA offence has occurred
RGTBelieve it is impractical to obtain a warrant
RGTBelieve CADD will occur
Only to be used when a search warrant is impracticable to obtain, and there are reasonable grounds to believe CADD will occur.
Section 22
Warrantless power to search a person in public for controlled drugs and precursor substances if an offence is suspected against MODA 1975 (CDs and precursors).
RGTSuspect offence against MODA
RGTBelieve the person is in possession
Section 27
Warrantless power to enter and search a person in a public place if an offence against section 202A(4)(a) of Crimes Act 1961 suspected (offensive weapons)
RGTS that a person is committing an offence against section 202A
RGTS offensive weapons are on them
Section 28
Warrantless power to enter and search a vehicle in a public place for offensive weapons
RGTSuspect a person travelling in the vehicle, or who has exited the vehicle is committing an offence against Section 202A, AND
The offensive weapon is in the vehicle