VICIn ForceAct
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
60DPolice may use reasonable force
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60D Police may use reasonable force
A police officer may use such force as is reasonably necessary when—
(a) conducting a search under section 60E or 60F;
(b) seizing a volatile substance or an item used to inhale a volatile substance under section 60J or 60K;
(c) apprehending and detaining a person under section 60L.
S. 60E inserted by No. 55/2003 s. 4, amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 47.7).