SS01:Search&Surveillance Act

Question 1

What does RAN stand for?

What you need to do to complete Section 125 obligations

Answer 1

Reason-Reason for the search,
Act-Act you are completing the search under (SASA)
Name-Your name

Question 2

What three things MUST you do when you search a person to satisfy Section 125?

Answer 2

Identify yourself
Advise enactment and reason
If not in uniform produce ID

Question 3

How long can you detain a person when exercising the power to search them?

Answer 3

As long as reasonably necessary to carry out the search

Depends on clothing being worn etc.

Question 4

What option is open to you when you have detained a person for a search and they will not comply?

Answer 4

Arrest for Obstruction and use reasonable force to complete the search

Question 5

What can you search on a person?

Answer 5

You can search any item that they are wearing or carrying or in physical possession or immediate control of

Question 6

What can you seize from the person when conducting a search?

Answer 6

Anything they are carrying or is in their possession or immediate control '
if
that is the thing you are searching for
or
may lawfully be seized

Question 7

What else can be searched if the suspect says it’s not theirs?

Answer 7

Found property

Question 8

What is Section 85 search?

Answer 8

Search to ensure they are not carrying anything that could harm any person or facilitate escape

Question 9

What is a Section 88 Search?

Answer 9

Search for evidential material relating to the offence you are detaining or arresting the person for
OR
Harm / Facilitate escape

Question 10

What don’t you need to conduct a Section 85 search?

Answer 10

Belief or suspicion

Question 11

What do you need for a Section 88 search?

Answer 11

You need to BELIEVE the person has evidential material on them

Question 12

What may you do for a rub-down search of a person?

Answer 12

• Run or pat your hand over their body, outside or inside clothing down to the first layer
• Insert your hand inside any pocket or pouch in the clothing

Question 13

What may you require a person to do for a visual inspection?

Answer 13

• Open their mouth
• Display the palms of their hands
• Display the soles of their feet
• Lift or rub their hair

Question 14

Who would complete the visual inspection?

Answer 14

The person you are searching would physically complete this under your directions

Question 15

To facilitate a rub-down search what may you require the person to do?

Answer 15

-Remove, raise, lower or open any outer clothing being:
-Coat
-Jacket
-Jumper
-Cardigan
etc.

Question 16

What is the exception to the person facilitating a rub-down search?

Answer 16

Where the person has no other clothing or only underclothing under the outer clothing

Question 17

What is a Section 11 search?

Answer 17

Custody search, search of any person taken into lawful custody and is or is to be locked up