Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 499

499 Non-medical examination notice

(1) This section applies if a police officer—

(a) starts or continues a proceeding for an indictable offence against an adult by arrest and intends to release the person under section 377 (2) (b) ; or

(b) decides to start, or continues, a proceeding for an indictable offence against an adult by notice to appear or complaint and summons;

and decides it is not necessary to immediately perform a non-medical examination on the person.

(2) With the approval of an authorised police officer, a police officer may, by written notice (
"non-medical examination notice" ) given to the person, require the person to report to a police officer at a stated police station or police establishment to enable an authorised examiner to perform a non-medical examination on the person.

(3) Before approving the issue of a non-medical examination notice, the authorised police officer must be satisfied performing the examination may provide evidence of the commission of an indictable offence.

(4) An authorised examiner may perform a non-medical examination on a person who attends at a police station or police establishment as required under a non-medical examination notice.