sec.20What is a reasonable time to stay on a place

### sec.20 What is a reasonable time to stay on a place What is a reasonable time to stay on a place a police officer enters to investigate a matter, make an inquiry or serve a document must be decided according to the particular circumstances. If the entry is for investigating a matter or making an inquiry, a reasonable time for a police officer to stay on a place is the time reasonably necessary for the police officer to do the following for deciding whether any other action is necessary to fulfil a function of the police service— ask questions of anyone present at the place; make any reasonable investigation or observation. For the functions of the police service, see the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 2 .3 (Functions of service). If the entry is for serving a document, a reasonable time for a police officer to stay on a place is the time reasonably necessary for the police officer to ask questions for serving the document and to serve the document according to law. (sec.20-ssec.1) What is a reasonable time to stay on a place a police officer enters to investigate a matter, make an inquiry or serve a document must be decided according to the particular circumstances. (sec.20-ssec.2) If the entry is for investigating a matter or making an inquiry, a reasonable time for a police officer to stay on a place is the time reasonably necessary for the police officer to do the following for deciding whether any other action is necessary to fulfil a function of the police service— ask questions of anyone present at the place; make any reasonable investigation or observation. For the functions of the police service, see the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 2 .3 (Functions of service). (sec.20-ssec.3) If the entry is for serving a document, a reasonable time for a police officer to stay on a place is the time reasonably necessary for the police officer to ask questions for serving the document and to serve the document according to law. - (a) ask questions of anyone present at the place; - (b) make any reasonable investigation or observation.