Police Administration Act 1978
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116A Definitions dangerous thing means any of the following: (a) a dangerous drug; (ab) a precursor; (b) drug manufacturing equipment as defined in section 120A; (d) a restricted weapon; (e) ammunition; (f) an explosive; (g) a thing prescribed by regulation to be a dangerous thing; (h) a thing mentioned in paragraphs (c) to (g) in connection with a target of an authorisation under the Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003. detection, of a dangerous thing, includes the following: (a) deploying a detection dog in the vicinity of a person to ascertain whether the dog can detect the odour of a dangerous thing on the person; (b) deploying a detection dog in the vicinity of or at a place to ascertain whether the dog can detect the odour of a dangerous thing at the place. detection dog, in relation to the detection of a dangerous thing, means a police dog trained to detect that dangerous thing.