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Excise Act 1901
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100 Power of arrest
(1) Any officer or police officer may without warrant arrest any person whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe has committed the offence of:
(a) unlawfully manufacturing any excisable goods;
(b) unlawfully receiving carrying conveying or having upon his or her premises or in his or her custody or under his or her control any excisable goods;
(c) being found without lawful excuse upon any premises where excisable goods are being illegally manufactured.
(2) An officer or police officer may, without warrant, arrest a person if he or she has reasonable ground for believing that the person has committed the offence of assaulting an officer in the execution of his or her duties.