Sections

Question 1

What is section 85 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 1

You can rub down any detained or arrested person to ensure they are not carrying something that may harm another or facilitate escape

Question 2

What is section 88 of the search and surveillance act

Answer 2

You may search someone if you BELIEVE they are carrying something that could be evidential in court

Question 3

What is section 86 of the search and surveillance act

Answer 3

Can remove, raise or lower any outer layer of clothing for a search

Question 4

What is section 11 of the search and surveillance act

Answer 4

Officer can confiscate property or money off suspect in order to keep them safe.

Question 5

What is section 13 of the search and surveillance act

Answer 5

Officer must return confiscated items once offender is released. If they are moved to a new prison, the gear must go with them

Question 6

What is section 169 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 6

If you use a warrant less search or entry, then you must compete an online notification form as soon as possible. Exceptions to section 85 and 88

Question 7

What is section 14 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 7

If you have reasonable grounds to suspect an offence has happened or will happen or a person is in danger, you can enter a vehicle or property

Question 8

What is section 7 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 8

If you have reasonable grounds to suspect a person is at large
AND
You believe the person may be at large you can enter without warrant

Question 9

What is section 8 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 9

If you suspect someone has committed an offence punishable by prison
AND
Believe they are present in the location
AND
That if you don’t search ASAP the evidence will leave and will be Concealed, Altered, Damaged or Destroyed you can search

Question 10

What is section 83 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 10

If you arrest someone and have reasonable grounds to believe there is evidential property that could be cADD, you can go to that person’s property and look for that item. Must be arresting officer or supporting arresting officer

Question 11

What does CADD stand for under the search and surveillance act

Answer 11

Concealed
Altered
Damaged
Destroyed

Question 12

What is section 84 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 12

If you suspect a person of ship lifting in a public place, you can search their vehicle for that item

Question 13

What is section 123 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 13

You may seize any item in plain view

Question 14

What is section 112 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 14

If you are unsure of an item you may think may be illegal, eg drugs, you can take it to be searched

Question 15

What is section 29 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 15

If you have reasonable grounds to believe there is any stolen property in the vehicle, you may search it without warrant

Question 16

What is section 13 of the search and surveillance act

Answer 16

Must return items to person once released

Question 17

What is section 9 of the search and surveillance act

Answer 17

Vehicle K9 and imprisonable offence and search vehicle

Question 18

What is section 113 of the search and surveillance act

Answer 18

Come help me. Can use support during your search

Question 19

What is section 121 of the search and surveillance act

Answer 19

Can stop a vehicle

Question 20

What is section 127 of the search and surveillance act

Answer 20

Can search a vehicle in a private residence

Question 21

What is section 131 of the search and surveillance act

Answer 21

Must go through rain process prior to searching

Question 22

Are there any exceptions are there to using RAN?

Answer 22

2
If in custody and 11 is already used.
If it is not practical to do so. IE, taking a weapon in a major fight

Question 23

What is section 110 of the SAS act?

Answer 23

Allows you to use reasonable force to search and lawfully seize

Question 24

What is section 27 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 24

You have the right to search someone for an offensive weapon without warrant if you have good cause to suspect. Have to do DETAIN bill of rights prior to search

Question 25

What is section 18 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 25

The power to go in and remove firearms

Question 26

What is section 128 of the SAS act?

Answer 26

The offender has to wait until the search is complete. Can’t leave before the search is complete or can be arrested

Question 27

What is section 15 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 27

You may enter a premise without warrant if you have reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence punishable by 14 or more years has and you have reasonable grounds to believe CADD will occur

Question 28

What is section 16 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 28

Power to search someone for evidential material relating to an offence worth 14 or more years in prison

Question 29

What is section 17 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 29

Warrant less entry and search of a vehicle for evidential material relating to an offence of 14+ years

Question 30

What is section 116 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 30

Secure the scene for a search and exclude anyone from entering the area. If someone needs to know info tell them the minimum unspecific info

Question 31

What is section 118 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 31

If a person enters a place or vehicle which you are searching, you can detain them to determine whether they are linked to the suspected offence

Question 32

What is section 119 of the search and surveillance act?

Answer 32

Continues on from 118. You can search the person who has entered your search zone if you have suspicion and the initial search was unsuccessful