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Police Administration Act 1978
124Arrest of person where warrant issued
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124 Arrest of person where warrant issued
(1) A member of the Police Force may, without warrant, arrest and take
into custody any person who the member has reasonable cause to
believe is a person for whose apprehension or committal a warrant
has been issued by any Supreme Court Judge, Local Court Judge
or justice of the peace.
(2) Where a member arrests a person under subsection (1), the
member shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter,
produce or cause to be produced to the person the warrant
authorising his apprehension or committal, where the person has
been apprehended in pursuance of a warrant authorising his
apprehension, and the person shall be charged with the offence
specified in the warrant.