Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A senior police
officer may issue a vehicle search authorisation under this section if the
senior police officer is satisfied there are reasonable grounds to suspect
that an area is being, or is likely to be, used for the transport of any of
the following —
(a) a
prohibited drug;
(b) a
prohibited plant;
(c) a
controlled precursor.
(2) A vehicle search
authorisation must set out the following —
(a)
subject to subsection (3), the boundaries of the area to which the
authorisation relates (the drug detection area );
(b) the
date and time from which it is to take effect;
(c) the
period, not exceeding 14 days, for which it has effect.
(3) A senior police
officer must not specify an area under subsection (2)(a) that —
(a) is
in the metropolitan region; or
(b)
exceeds an area of 5 square kilometres.
(4) A vehicle search
authorisation may be subject to any conditions specified in the authorisation
by the senior police officer issuing the authorisation.
(5) A vehicle search
authorisation —
(a) may
be renewed by a senior police officer —
(i)
before the vehicle search authorisation expires; and
(ii)
for a period not exceeding 14 days; and
(iii)
if the senior police officer is satisfied that the
requirements set out in subsection (1) are met;
and
(b) may
be renewed under paragraph (a) more than once; and
(c) may
be revoked or varied by a senior police officer.
(6) A vehicle search
authorisation issued when 3 authorisations are already in force has no effect.
(7) A vehicle search
authorisation, or the renewal, variation or revocation of a vehicle search
authorisation, must be in writing.
[Section 20B inserted: No. 47 of 2016 s. 5.]