Search & Surveillance Act 2012 Flashcards
Search & Surveillance Act 2012 Section 27
S&SA 2012 s.27 - Search people P/P for Offensive Weapons
Search & Surveillance Act 2012 Section 28
S&SA 2012 s.28 - Search vehicle for Offensive Weapons
RGTS
- Person in vehicle committed offence against:
- CA 1961 s.202A(4)(a) (Possession of knife, offensive weapon, disabling substances)
AND
- Vehicle contains
+ Knife
+ Offensive weapon
+ Disabling substance
Stop under - s.121(1)
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 29
S&SA 2012 s.29 - Search vehicle for stolen property
[Intended for P/P vehicles, as vehicles becomes part of place on private property]
Search & Surveillance Act 2012 Section 129
S&SA 2012 s.129 - Duty for police to provide information
Search & Surveillance Act 2012 Section 177
S&SA 2012 s.177 - Offences relating to stopping vehicles
3m
- Fails to stop
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 125
S&SA 2012 s.125
People search obligations
R - Reason
A - Act
N - Name
[Not a search power]
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 83
S&SA 2012 s.83 - Enter / Search Place after arrest
Arrested person and RGTB:
- EM relating to offence is at a place
AND
- CADD if delayed
May:
- Enter / Search place for EM (whether or not person was arrested there)
[Section 131 obligations apply]
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 84
S&SA 2012 s.84 - Entry / Search Vehicle after arrest
Arrested person and RGTB:
- EM relating to offence is in/on vehicle
May:
- Enter / Search vehicle for EM (whether or not the person was arrested with the vehicle)
[Section 131 obligations apply]
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 85
S&SA 2012 s.85 - Rub down search (People)
[85 & 88 make sure you search before it’s too late]
May conduct rubdown search of arrested or detained person to ensure they aren’t carrying:
- Anything that could harm any person
- Anything that could facilitate their escape
[Section 125 obligations apply]
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 88
S&SA 2012 s.88 - Evidential Material (People)
[85 & 88 make sure you search before it’s too late]
May search someone you Believe to be carrying anything that:
- is Evidential material relating to offence which the arrest / detainment was made
- may be used to harm any person
- may be used to facilitate the persons escape
[Section 125 obligations apply]
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 131
S&SA 2012 s.131 - Places & Vehicles Obligations
R - Reason
A - Act
I - Intention
N - Name
[Not a search power]
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 112
S&SA 2012 s.112 - Items of uncertain status
[not sure about you]
While exercising search power and:
- Uncertain whether item found may be lawfully seized
AND
- Not reasonably practical to determine if item can be seized at place / vehicle where search takes place
May:
- Remove item for analysis / examination to determine if it may be lawfully seized
[Example: unknown white powder found, unsure if it is drugs or not]
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 123
S&SA 2012 s.123 - Seizure of items in plain view
[property I see]
If as part of duties:
- Exercise search power
or
- Conducting lawful search of person
or
- Lawfully in any place / vehicle
May seize any items found:
- While carrying out search
or
- Result of observations at place / vehicle
& RGTB could seize item under:
- Search Warrant
or
- Search Power
[Note - items of uncertain status (s.112) can be seized during a search of a place, vehicle, other thing or a person]
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 7
S&SA 2012 s.7 - Entry to arrest person unlawfully at large
[thinks their in heaven]
Enter place/vehicle you believe unlawfully at large person is in/on
(SPEW)
- Supervision order (with residence) for CYP & absconds
- Patient (Special & Restricted) & can be returned to hospital
- Escapees from lawful custody (Police / Prison)
- Wanted - warrant to arrest (2W)
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 Section 8
S&SA 2012 s.8 - Enter place / vehicle avoid loss of offender / EM
RGTS:
- Person committed I/O
RGTB:
- Offender is there & will abscond
- CADD evidence