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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.429Police officer may exclude support person from questioning
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### sec.429 Police officer may exclude support person from questioning
This section applies if a police officer considers a support person present during questioning is unable to properly perform the role of support person.
The police officer must exclude the support person from being present during questioning.
The police officer must explain to the support person the reasons for the person’s exclusion.
The explanation must be written or electronically recorded.
s 429 ins 2005 No. 17 s 13
(sec.429-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer considers a support person present during questioning is unable to properly perform the role of support person.
(sec.429-ssec.2) The police officer must exclude the support person from being present during questioning.
(sec.429-ssec.3) The police officer must explain to the support person the reasons for the person’s exclusion.
(sec.429-ssec.4) The explanation must be written or electronically recorded.