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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.26Roadblocks
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### sec.26 Roadblocks
A police officer may establish a roadblock if the police officer reasonably suspects a roadblock may be effective to apprehend or locate a person in a vehicle who—
has committed a seven year imprisonment offence; or
may be unlawfully depriving someone else of liberty; or
For what is unlawful deprivation of liberty, see the Criminal Code , section 355 .
is being unlawfully deprived of liberty; or
has escaped from lawful custody; or
may be endangering the life or safety of someone else.
In deciding whether to establish a roadblock, the police officer must have regard to the following—
when and where the relevant circumstances happened;
information the police officer has about where the person sought may be travelling in a vehicle.
A police officer may stop all vehicles or any vehicle at the roadblock and detain each vehicle stopped for the time reasonably necessary to search it to find out if a person mentioned in subsection (1) is in it.
(sec.26-ssec.1) A police officer may establish a roadblock if the police officer reasonably suspects a roadblock may be effective to apprehend or locate a person in a vehicle who— has committed a seven year imprisonment offence; or may be unlawfully depriving someone else of liberty; or For what is unlawful deprivation of liberty, see the Criminal Code , section 355 . is being unlawfully deprived of liberty; or has escaped from lawful custody; or may be endangering the life or safety of someone else.
(sec.26-ssec.2) In deciding whether to establish a roadblock, the police officer must have regard to the following— when and where the relevant circumstances happened; information the police officer has about where the person sought may be travelling in a vehicle.
(sec.26-ssec.3) A police officer may stop all vehicles or any vehicle at the roadblock and detain each vehicle stopped for the time reasonably necessary to search it to find out if a person mentioned in subsection (1) is in it.
- (a) has committed a seven year imprisonment offence; or
- (b) may be unlawfully depriving someone else of liberty; or Note— For what is unlawful deprivation of liberty, see the Criminal Code , section 355 .
- (c) is being unlawfully deprived of liberty; or
- (d) has escaped from lawful custody; or
- (e) may be endangering the life or safety of someone else.
- (a) when and where the relevant circumstances happened;
- (b) information the police officer has about where the person sought may be travelling in a vehicle.