Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations A member of the Police
Force may —
(a) take
proceedings against any person for a breach of these by‑laws;
(b)
where any person has committed or is found committing an offence against these
by‑laws and it appears to the Police Officer on reasonable grounds to be
likely that injury to persons or damage to property will be caused by that
person if left at large; apprehend and remove that person from community land;
(c)
request the name and address of any person who he believes on reasonable
grounds —
(i)
to be on community land, in breach of any by‑law;
or
(ii)
to have, while on community land, committed a breach of a
by‑law;
(d) if
he has reasonable cause to suspect that liquor or a deleterious substance is
in any vehicle in contravention of these by‑laws, stop, detain and
search such vehicle and seize any liquor or deleterious substance and any
receptacle containing liquor or a deleterious substance which he may find in
or on the vehicle and may retain in his custody or control any property so
seized until dealt with according to these by‑-laws;
(e) if a
liquor or a deleterious substance is found in a vehicle through the exercise
of the power conferred by by‑law 17, seize the vehicle, search and
detain it for up to maximum period of 14 days if such is considered necessary
by the Police Officer, on reasonable grounds to prevent a repetition of the
prescribed conduct.