Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) An officer may
apply for the approval of a senior officer to do a non-intimate identifying
procedure on a suspect who is an adult if under section 40(2) the
approval of a senior officer is needed in order to do it.
(2) An officer may
apply for an IP warrant (suspect) to do an identifying procedure on a
suspect —
(a) if
the officer reasonably suspects that, if a request were made under
section 37 or 38, the investigation of the offence concerned would be
prejudiced; or
(b) if
under section 40(2) or (3) an IP warrant (suspect) is needed in order to
do it.