South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts84—Power of fisheries officer to arrest persons without warrant
(1) A fisheries
officer may arrest a person without warrant if—
(a) the
person hinders or assaults an authorised person, a person accompanying or
assisting a fisheries officer or any other person engaged in the
administration or execution of this Act; or
(b) the
fisheries officer reasonably suspects that the person has committed an offence
against this Act or a corresponding law and—
(i)
when required to do so under section 81—
(A) the person failed to state truthfully
his or her name or usual place of residence; or
(B) the person failed to produce true
evidence of his or her identity; or
(ii)
the fisheries officer has reasonable grounds for
believing that the person would, if not arrested—
(A) fail to attend court in answer to a
summons issued in respect of the offence; or
(B) continue the offence or repeat the
offence; or
(C) alter, destroy, conceal or fabricate
evidence relating to the offence; or
(D) intimidate, harass, threaten or
interfere with a person who may provide or produce evidence of the offence.
(2) On arresting a
person under this section, the fisheries officer must immediately convey the
person, or cause the person to be conveyed, to the nearest police station.
(a) a
person resists arrest under this section; or
(b) a
person who is arrested under this section escapes from lawful custody,
the person is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.
(4) A fisheries
officer may use such reasonable force as is necessary for the effective
exercise of the power conferred by subsection (1) or discharge of the
duty imposed by subsection (2).