Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 650

650 Watch-house officer may take identifying particulars of person at watch-house

(1) A provision of chapter 17 that authorises a police officer to take the identifying particulars of a person, generally or in the following circumstances, is taken also to authorise a watch-house officer to take the identifying particulars of a person in those circumstances—

(a) the person is in custody at a watch-house;

(b) the person reports to the watch-house to enable a police officer to take the person’s identifying particulars under an identifying particulars notice or an order of a court.

(2) The provision applies to the watch-house officer in the same way as it applies to a police officer.

(3) Also, the watch-house officer is taken to be a qualified person for chapter 17 for taking identifying particulars.

(4) A provision of this Act that applies to a police officer who is taking the identifying particulars of a person applies to a watch-house officer in the same way as it applies to a police officer.