Police Powers and Responsibilities Bill 1997 (Qld)

Queensland

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES BILL

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES BILL 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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an & WN 1115 PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Division 1—Preliminary

Short title 0.0... eee eee 10 Commencement .... 0... 6... eee eens 10 Dictionary .... 0.6... e cect eens 10 Purposes of Act 2.0.00... 0c cece eee t ec t tenes 10 Compliance with Act by police officers ..........0.....00 00000222 11 Division 2—Act does not affect certain laws Act does not affect constable's common law powers etc. .............. 11 Act does not affect court's common law discretion to exclude evidence.. 12

Division 3—Act's relationship to other Acts Relationship to other Acts ...... 0.0.0... eee eee 12 Inconsistency ....... 0... eee eee eee 12

Division 4—Public official appointment powers in other Acts

Appointment of police officers as public officials for other Acts ........ 13 Exercise of powers under other Acts ............ 000 e cece eee eee 13 Authorising provisions of other Acts of no effect .................00.. 14

PART 2—POWERS FOR ENTRY, INSPECTION, INQUIRIES, ARREST AND CRIME SCENES

General power to enter to make inquiries, investigations or serve

documents ..... 0.0... cece teen eet eee e een eee 14 Power to enter etc. for relevant Acts ....... 0.0... cee eee eee ee eee 15 Power to enter to arrest or detain someone or execute warrant.......... 16

Gaining access to crime scenes... 6... eee eee 16 Police Powers and Responsibilities 18202225 27 293133 3638 Initial establishment of crime scene ............ 5.000 cece eee eee eee Crime scene warrant ........ 0.0.00 cece eee eee eee Way of establishing a crime scene .............0.....0 000 c eee eee Powers at crime scene... 1... eee eeeeee eee Copy of crime scene warrant to be given to occupier ................. Exercise of crime scene powers in public place..................0... Power to require name and address ...........000....00 0000 e eee eee PART 3—ROADBLOCKS AND TRAFFIC RELATED POWERS Roadblocks .. 2... 6... nents Powers relating to roads and traffic ......... 0.000.000.0000 cee eee ee