AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT 1979 - SECT 14A Powers of arrest

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT 1979 - SECT 14A

    A protective service officer may, without warrant, arrest a person for a protective service offence if the protective service officer believes on reasonable grounds that:

  (a)   the person has just committed, or is committing, the offence; and

  (b)   the arrest of the person is necessary for the purpose of:

  (i)   ensuring the appearance of the person before a court of competent jurisdiction for the offence; or

  (ii)   preventing the continuation of, or a repetition of, the offence or the commission of a further protective service offence; or

  (iii)   preventing the concealment, loss or destruction of evidence of, or relating to, the offence; or

  (iv)   preserving the safety or welfare of the person; and

  (c)   proceedings by way of summons against the person for the offence would not achieve such a purpose.