Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where an employee
of the Mint or Gold Corporation, authorised for the purpose by the Board, has
reasonable cause to suspect that a person has contravened or is contravening
Instructions under section 75 or a provision of The Criminal Code in
relation to operations of the Mint, or has attempted or is attempting such a
contravention, that employee may cause that person to be detained in the Mint
in a suitable place, using such force as is reasonably necessary for the
purpose, until the arrival of a member of the Police Force at the place of
detention.
(2) A person so
detaining any other person shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure
the summoning and arrival of a member of the Police Force, with as little
delay as practicable.
(3) A member of the
Police Force may detain, in the Mint or elsewhere, for a reasonable time any
person suspected of a contravention or attempted contravention to which
subsection (1) applies, and, where satisfied that there are reasonable
grounds for suspecting that an offence has been committed,
may —
(a)
search that person and the possessions of that person;
(b)
seize anything found, as a result of the search or otherwise, that may afford
evidence of the commission of an offence;
(c) use
such force as is reasonably necessary for the purpose of detention and search;
and
(d)
arrest the person without warrant.
[Section 46 amended by No. 10 of 1990
s. 6.]