Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If —
(a)
under section 49 a request is made to a charged suspect;
(b) the
suspect is informed in accordance with that section; and
(c) the
suspect consents to the identifying procedure being done,
then the identifying
procedure may be done on the suspect.
(2) If —
(a)
under section 49 a request is made to a charged suspect;
(b) the
suspect is informed under that section; and
(c) the
suspect does not consent or withdraws consent to the identifying procedure,
the officer may order
the suspect to undergo the procedure.
(3) If a charged
suspect does not obey an order made under subsection (2), an officer
may —
(a) if
the suspect is not in custody — without a warrant arrest the
suspect and detain him or her for a reasonable time in order to do the
identifying procedure; and
(b) do
the identifying procedure on the suspect against the suspect’s will.