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Police Offences Act 1935
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### 37L Application of Division
> > (1) This Division applies where a police officer reasonably believes a person is committing, or has committed, a prescribed offence.
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> > (2) A reference in this Division to a prescribed offence is a reference to a prescribed offence committed after the commencement of this Division.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 37L Subsection (3) amended by No. 77 of 2009, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2009-077#JS1@Ja5@GC1@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 37L Subsection (3) amended by No. 77 of 2009, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2009-077#JS1@Ja5@GC1@Hpa@EN) Nothing in this Division, except for [section 37Y(3)](#GS37Y@Gs3@EN) , affects the rights of a creditor under the *National Credit Code* as set out in Schedule 1 to the *National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009* of the Commonwealth.