SSA 2012

Question 1

S125

Answer 1

Obligations when searching a person(RAN)

Question 2

s85

Answer 2

Rub down search of any person arrested (harm any person or facilitate the person’s escape.)

Question 3

s88

Answer 3

Rub down search of any person arrested or detained( Any evidential material relating to the offence in respect of which the arrest is made or anything that may harm any person or facilitate the person’s escape. )

Question 4

s11

Answer 4

Custody search

Question 5

s13

Answer 5

Property taken from people locked up in Police custody

Question 6

s92

Answer 6

Consent search for:
* to prevent the commission of an offence
* to investigate whether an offence has been committed
* to protect life or property
* to prevent injury or harm.

Question 7

s93

Answer 7

Advice that must be given before consent search undertaken
* determine that the search is for a purpose authorised by s92
* advise the person of the reason for the proposed search
* advise the person that they may either consent to be searched or refuse to be searched.

Question 8

s94

Answer 8

Unlawful if:
* it is not for a purpose set out in s92
* you fail to give the required advice as set out in s93
* consent is given by a person who does not have the authority to consent.

Question 9

s95

Answer 9

Persons under 14 years of age are unable to consent to the search of:
* a place
* a vehicle
* other thing.

Question 10

s131

Answer 10

Obligation when searching a place, property, a thing(RAIN)

Question 11

s110

Answer 11

Search powers
* Enter and search
* Request assistance
* Use reasonable force
* Seize anything that is the object of the search or can be lawfully seized
* Bring and use equipment/dog
* Copy/access documents
* Take photographs

Question 12

s29

Answer 12

Power to search vehicles without warrant for stolen property(RGTB)

Question 13

s7

Answer 13

Entry without warrant to arrest person unlawfully at large:
RGTS that person is unlawfully at large
AND RGTB that the person is in a place or vehicle you may search without warrant

Question 14

s8

Answer 14

Entry without warrant to avoid loss of offender or evidential material:
RGTS that a person has committed an offence punishable by imprisonment
AND RGTB that the person is in a place or vehicle
AND RGTB the person will leave the place or vehicle to avoid arrest or
evidential material relating to the offence for which the person is to be arrested will be CADD

Question 15

s83

Answer 15

Entry without warrant after arrest:
If you have arrested a person and have RGTB that:
evidential material relating to the offence for which the person was arrested is at a place
AND
if entry is delayed in order to obtain a search warrant, the evidential material will be CADD
you may enter that place without warrant to search for the evidential material

Question 16

s84

Answer 16

Warrantless entry and search of vehicle after arrest:
If you have arrested a person and have RGTB that:
evidential material relating to the offence for which the person was arrested is in or on a vehicle
you may enter and search that vehicle for the evidential material without warrant

Question 17

s123

Answer 17

Seizure of items in plain view:
If you are lawfully doing your job you may seize any items you believe you could seize under any warrant or search power

Question 18

s112

Answer 18

Items of uncertain status may be seized:
If you are uncertain about an item you can seize it(if within scope of original search powers

Question 19

s14

Answer 19

Warrantless entry to prevent offences or respond to risk to life or safety:
* an offence is being committed, or is about to be committed that would be likely to cause:
– injury to any person
Or
– serious damage to or serious loss of, any property
or
* there is a risk to the life or safety of any person that requires an emergency response