Crimes Act. Australia
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Название: Crimes Act

Автор: Australia

Издательство: Проспект

Жанр: Юриспруденция, право

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isbn: 9785392086412

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      (8) The issuing officer is to attach to the documents provided under subsection (7) the form of warrant completed by the issuing officer.

      (9) If:

      (a) it is material, in any proceedings, for a court to be satisfied that the exercise of a power under a warrant issued under this section was duly authorised; and

      (b) the form of warrant signed by the issuing officer is not produced in evidence;

      the court is to assume, unless the contrary is proved, that the exercise of the power was not duly authorised.

      3S Restrictions on personal searches

      A warrant cannot authorise a strip search or a search of a person’s body cavities.

      Division 3

      Stopping and searching conveyances

      3T Searches without warrant in emergency situations

      (1) This section applies if a constable suspects, on reasonable grounds, that:

      (a) a thing relevant to an indictable offence is in or on a conveyance; and

      (b) it is necessary to exercise a power under subsection (2) in order to prevent the thing from being concealed, lost or destroyed; and

      (c) it is necessary to exercise the power without the authority of a search warrant because the circumstances are serious and urgent.

      (2) The constable may:

      (a) stop and detain the conveyance; and

      (b) search the conveyance and any container in or on the conveyance, for the thing; and

      (c) seize the thing if he or she finds it there.

      (3) If, in the course of searching for the thing, the constable finds another thing relevant to an indictable offence or a thing relevant to a summary offence, the constable may seize that thing if he or she suspects, on reasonable grounds, that:

      (a) it is necessary to seize it in order to prevent its concealment, loss or destruction; and

      (b) it is necessary to seize it without the authority of a search warrant because the circumstances are serious and urgent.

      (4) The constable must exercise his or her powers subject to section 3U.

      3U How a constable exercises a power under section 3T

      When a constable exercises a power under section 3T in relation to a conveyance, he or she:

      (a) may use such assistance as is necessary; and

      (b) must search the conveyance in a public place or in some other place to which members of the public have ready access; and

      (c) must not detain the conveyance for longer than is necessary and reasonable to search it and any container found in or on the conveyance; and

      (d) may use such force as is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances, but must not damage the conveyance or any container found in or on the conveyance by forcing open a part of the conveyance or container unless:

      (i) the person (if any) apparently in charge of the conveyance has been given a reasonable opportunity to open that part or container; or

      (ii) it is not possible to give that person such an opportunity.

      Division 3A

      Powers in relation to terrorist acts and terrorism offences

      Subdivision A

      Definitions

      3UA Definitions

      In this Division:

      Commonwealth place means a Commonwealth place within the meaning of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970.

      police officer means:

      (a) a member of the Australian Federal Police (within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979); or

      (b) a special member (within the meaning of that Act); or

      (c) a member, however described, of a police force of a State or Territory.

      prescribed security zone means a zone in respect of which a declaration under section 3UJ is in force.

      serious offence related item means a thing that a police officer conducting a search under section 3UD reasonably suspects:

      (a) may be used in a serious offence; or

      (b) is connected with the preparation for, or the engagement of a person in, a serious offence; or

      (c) is evidence of, or relating to, a serious offence.

      terrorism related item means a thing that a police officer conducting a search under section 3UD reasonably suspects:

      (a) may be used in a terrorist act; or

      (b) is connected with the preparation for, or the engagement of a person in, a terrorist act; or

      (c) is evidence of, or relating to, a terrorist act.

      vehicle includes any means of transport (and, without limitation, includes a vessel and an aircraft).

      Subdivision B

      Powers

      3UB Application of Subdivision

      (1) A police officer may exercise the powers under this Subdivision in relation to a person if:

      (a) the person is in a Commonwealth place (other than a prescribed security zone) and the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the person might have just committed, might be committing or might be about to commit, a terrorist act; or

      (b) the person is in a Commonwealth place in a prescribed security zone.

      (2) This section does not limit the operation of section 3UEA.

      3UC Requirement to provide name etc.

      (1) A police officer may request the person to provide the officer with the following details:

      (a) the person’s name;

      (b) the person’s residential address;

      (c) the person’s reason for being in that particular Commonwealth place;

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