Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 24

24 Requirement by a police officer for a relevant law

(1) This section applies if a police officer requires a licence holder or person apparently in possession or in charge of a place used for a purpose under a licence under a relevant law to give the police officer reasonable help.

(2) What is reasonable help must be decided according to the particular circumstances.

Examples for subsection (2)—

1 It may be reasonable for a person who can operate a computer to help a police officer to gain access to a document on the computer so it can be inspected.

2 It may be reasonable for a person to open a safe or strong room where prescribed items are kept.