115APersons assisting authorised officers

#### 115A Persons assisting authorised officers 115A Persons assisting authorised officers > > (1) A person (the assistant), including an interpreter, may accompany an authorised officer entering a premises under this Division to assist the authorised officer if the authorised officer considers the assistance is necessary. > > > (2) The assistant— > > > > > (a) may do the things at the place and in the manner that the authorised officer requires to assist the authorised officer to exercise the officer’s functions under this Division, but > > > > > (b) must not do anything that the authorised officer does not have power to do, except as permitted under a search warrant. > > > (3) Anything done lawfully by the assistant is taken for all purposes to have been done by the authorised officer. > > **s 115A:** Ins 2017 No 61, Sch 3 \[6\].