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CRIMES ACT 1914

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CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 3ZF

3ZF Power to conduct an ordinary search of an arrested person
A constable who arrests a person for an offence, or who is present at such an arrest, may, if the constable suspects on reasonable grounds that the person is carrying:
(a)
evidential material in relation to that or another offence; or
(b)
a seizable item;

conduct an ordinary search of the person at or soon after the time of arrest, and seize any such thing found as a result of the search.

 

 

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