Western Australian Current Acts

CORRUPTION, CRIME AND MISCONDUCT ACT 2003 - SECT 52

52 .         Section 5 offences, enhanced police powers to enter, search etc. places

        (1)         A police officer may, for the purposes of investigating the section 5 offence, without a warrant —

            (a)         at any time enter any place where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the offence has been, or is being, committed; and

            (b)         demand the production of, and inspect, any articles or records kept there.

        (2)         A police officer who has entered a place under subsection (1) may —

            (a)         search the place and secure the place for the purposes of searching it; and

            (b)         stop, detain, and search anyone at the place; and

            (c)         photograph any person or thing, and make a copy of or seize any document that the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds will provide evidence or other information relevant to the investigation of the offence; and

            (d)         seize anything else that the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds will provide evidence or other information relevant to the investigation of the offence.

        (3)         A police officer may use any force that is reasonably necessary in exercising powers given by subsections (1) and (2).

        [Section 52 inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 17.]