84Stopping and searching people

#### 84 Stopping and searching people (1) If a law enforcement officer reasonably believes that it is necessary to do so for the purposes of safeguarding against unlawful interference with aviation, the law enforcement officer may stop a person who is in an airside area and conduct an ordinary search or a frisk search of the person. (1A) An ordinary search or a frisk search of a person under subsection (1) must, if practicable, be conducted by a person of the same gender as the person being searched. (2) If a law enforcement officer stops a person under subsection (1), the officer must: (a) identify himself or herself as a law enforcement officer to the person; and (b) tell the person why the person has been stopped; and (c) if the person is to be searched—tell the person why the person is to be searched. (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person engages in conduct; and (b) the conduct hinders or obstructs a law enforcement officer in the exercise of a power under subsection (1). Penalty for an offence against this subsection: Imprisonment for 2 years.