POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 504
Arrangements for attendance of independent person
POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 504
Arrangements for attendance of independent person
504 Arrangements for attendance of independent person
(1) The police officer
must delay performing the forensic procedure for a reasonable time to allow
the relevant person to telephone or speak to a person mentioned in section 503(c) .
(2) What is a reasonable time to delay performing the procedure to
allow the relevant person to speak to an independent person will depend on the
particular circumstances, including, for example, the relevant person’s age
and the nature of the proposed procedure.
(3) If the relevant person arranges
for an independent person to be present, the police officer must delay
performing the procedure for a reasonable time to allow the independent person
to arrive.
(4) What is a reasonable time to delay performing the procedure to
allow the independent person to arrive will depend on the particular
circumstances, including, for example—
(a) how far the independent person
has to travel to the place where the forensic procedure is to be performed;
and
(b) when the independent person indicated he or she would arrive at the
place.
(5) The State is not responsible for paying any costs of the
independent person’s attendance.
(6) Unless special circumstances exist, a
delay of more than 2 hours may be unreasonable.
