Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld)

Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

An Act about the powers and responsibilities of police officers, and for other purposes

Chapter 1 Preliminary

Part 1 General

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000.

2 Commencement (1) This Act, other than sections 379, 373, 374, 375, 376 and 377 and schedules 2 and 3, commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation or 1 July 2000, whichever happens first. (2) Sections 373, 374, 375, 376 and 377 and schedule 2 commence on the date of assent. (3) Section 379 and schedule 3 commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Dictionary The dictionary in schedule 6 defines words used in this Act.

4 Notes in text A note in the text of this Act is part of this Act.

5 Purposes of Act The purposes of this Act are as follows— (a) to consolidate and rationalise the powers and responsibilities police officers have for investigating offences and enforcing the law; (b) to provide powers necessary for effective modern policing and law enforcement; (c) to provide consistency in the nature and extent of the powers and responsibilities of police officers; (d) to standardise the way the powers and responsibilities of police officers are to be exercised; (e) to ensure fairness to, and protect the rights of, persons against whom police officers exercise powers under this Act; (f) to enable the public to better understand the nature and extent of the powers and responsibilities of police officers; (g) to provide for the forced muster of stray stock.

6 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State, and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States. (2) Nothing in this Act makes the State, the Commonwealth or another State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.