LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 87K
Power to search persons
LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 87K
Power to search persons
87K Power to search persons
(1) A police officer may, without a warrant,
stop and search a person, and anything in the possession of or under the
control of the person, if-- (a) the person is in an area that is the target of
an authorisation, or
(b) the person is in or on a vehicle on a road that is
the target of an authorisation.
(2) Division 4 of Part 4 (except to the
extent that it authorises strip searches) applies to the search of a person
conducted under this section.
(3) A police officer may detain a person for so
long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search under this section.
