Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A police officer
of another participating jurisdiction may arrest a person in the State under a
warrant if —
(a)
under the law of that other jurisdiction, the police officer would have been
able to arrest the person in that other jurisdiction under a warrant; and
(b) the
person has a connection with a cross-border region.
(2) A magistrate of
another participating jurisdiction —
(a) may
issue in the State a warrant for the arrest of a person under the law of that
other jurisdiction if the person has a connection with a cross-border region;
and
(b) for
that purpose, may exercise in the State any of the powers the magistrate has
under the law of that other jurisdiction for the purpose of issuing warrants
for the arrest of persons.
(3) The law of the
State does not apply in relation to the arrest or the warrant.
Examples for this section:
1. A person is
suspected of committing an offence under SA law in the SA portion of the
WA/SA/NT region. An SA magistrate anywhere in WA may issue a warrant for the
person’s arrest. An SA police officer may arrest the person under the
warrant anywhere in WA.
2. A person who
ordinarily resides in the WA/NT region is suspected of committing an offence
under NT law in Katherine. An NT magistrate anywhere in WA may issue a warrant
for the person’s arrest. An NT police officer may arrest the person
under the warrant anywhere in WA.
3. A person who
ordinarily resides in the WA/SA region is suspected of committing an offence
under SA law in Port Augusta. An SA magistrate anywhere in WA may issue a
warrant for the person’s arrest. An SA police officer may arrest the
person under the warrant anywhere in WA.