New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TERRORISM (POLICE POWERS) ACT 2002 - SECT 18

18 Power to search vehicles

(1) A police officer may, without a warrant, stop, enter and search a vehicle, and anything in or on the vehicle, if:

(a) the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the vehicle is the target of an authorisation, or

(b) the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person in or on the vehicle is the target of an authorisation, or

(c) the vehicle is in an area that is the target of an authorisation.

(2) A police officer must not detain a vehicle for any longer than is reasonably necessary for the purpose of conducting a search under this section.