POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 617 Identification of suspects

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 617

617 Identification of suspects

(1) It is lawful for a police officer to use 1 or more of the following procedures to help gather evidence of the identity of a person suspected of having committed an offence—

(a) an identification parade;

(b) a photo board containing at least 12 photos of people of similar appearance, 1 of whom is the person suspected of having committed the offence;

(c) videotape;

(d) computer generated images.

(2) The police officer must comply with the procedures in the responsibilities code for identification procedures.

(3) The police officer may ask a person to take part in an identification parade.

(4) The person may refuse to take part in the parade.

(5) This section does not limit the procedures a police officer may use to help gather evidence of the identity of a person suspected of having committed an offence.