32Reasonable force may be used to obtain fingerprints or

32 Reasonable force may be used to obtain fingerprints or photographs (1) Before attempting to exercise a power under section 30 or 31, a police officer must inform the reportable offender in language likely to be understood by the reportable offender: (a) of the purpose for which the power is to be exercised and, in the case of section 30, why the police officer is not satisfied as to the reportable offender's identity; and (b) that reasonable force may be used if the reportable offender does not give his or her fingerprints, submit to a fingerscan or expose the relevant part of his or her body (as the case may be) voluntarily; and (c) that the fingerprints, fingerscan or photographs will be retained by the Commissioner. (2) If the reportable offender does not voluntarily cooperate, a police officer or a person authorised by him or her may, if the use of reasonable force is authorised by the officer in charge of the police station or a police officer of or above the rank of Sergeant, use reasonable force: (a) to take the fingerprints or a fingerscan of the reportable offender; or (b) to expose a part of a body of the reportable offender that the police officer is authorised under section 31 to require the reportable offender to expose to enable that part of the body to be photographed.

Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 28 (3) If practicable, the person who uses the reasonable force must be of the same sex as the reportable offender.