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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.534Application of other laws
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### sec.534 Application of other laws
This chapter does not limit or exclude the operation of another law of the State relating to any of the following—
performing a forensic procedure, including a procedure not mentioned in this chapter;
without limiting paragraph (a) , performing a breath analysis or a breath test or producing samples of blood or urine to determine the level of alcohol or drugs, if any, present in a person’s body;
taking forensic samples, including samples not mentioned in this chapter;
taking identification evidence;
searching a person;
keeping or using anything taken or information obtained because of an activity described in paragraphs (a) to (e) .
It is lawful for a person to exercise a power under this chapter to do something mentioned in subsection (1) even though the other law specifies the way the power may or must be exercised.
s 534 ins 2003 No. 49 s 10
(sec.534-ssec.1) This chapter does not limit or exclude the operation of another law of the State relating to any of the following— performing a forensic procedure, including a procedure not mentioned in this chapter; without limiting paragraph (a) , performing a breath analysis or a breath test or producing samples of blood or urine to determine the level of alcohol or drugs, if any, present in a person’s body; taking forensic samples, including samples not mentioned in this chapter; taking identification evidence; searching a person; keeping or using anything taken or information obtained because of an activity described in paragraphs (a) to (e) .
(sec.534-ssec.2) It is lawful for a person to exercise a power under this chapter to do something mentioned in subsection (1) even though the other law specifies the way the power may or must be exercised.
- (a) performing a forensic procedure, including a procedure not mentioned in this chapter;
- (b) without limiting paragraph (a) , performing a breath analysis or a breath test or producing samples of blood or urine to determine the level of alcohol or drugs, if any, present in a person’s body;
- (c) taking forensic samples, including samples not mentioned in this chapter;
- (d) taking identification evidence;
- (e) searching a person;
- (f) keeping or using anything taken or information obtained because of an activity described in paragraphs (a) to (e) .