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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.53BQTransporting detained persons
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### sec.53BQ Transporting detained persons
This section applies if a person is detained under section 53BP .
A police officer may transport the person to, and release the person at, a place of safety if—
for a place of safety where there is a person apparently in charge of the place—the person apparently in charge of the place agrees, verbally or in writing, to provide care for the person at the place; and
the police officer is satisfied the person’s behaviour or presence does not pose a risk of harm to any person at the place, including, for example, harm caused by domestic violence.
Subsection (4) applies if—
after making reasonable enquiries, a police officer is unable to find a place of safety located within a reasonable distance from where the person is detained; or
a police officer is unable to transport and release the person under subsection (2) .
The police officer may—
transport the person to a police station or watch-house; and
continue to detain the person at the police station or watch-house, subject to section 53BP (2) and (3) .
To remove any doubt, it is declared that nothing in this section requires a person who is released at a place of safety to remain at the place.
s 53BQ ins 2023 No. 21 s 50B
(sec.53BQ-ssec.1) This section applies if a person is detained under section 53BP .
(sec.53BQ-ssec.2) A police officer may transport the person to, and release the person at, a place of safety if— for a place of safety where there is a person apparently in charge of the place—the person apparently in charge of the place agrees, verbally or in writing, to provide care for the person at the place; and the police officer is satisfied the person’s behaviour or presence does not pose a risk of harm to any person at the place, including, for example, harm caused by domestic violence.
(sec.53BQ-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— after making reasonable enquiries, a police officer is unable to find a place of safety located within a reasonable distance from where the person is detained; or a police officer is unable to transport and release the person under subsection (2) .
(sec.53BQ-ssec.4) The police officer may— transport the person to a police station or watch-house; and continue to detain the person at the police station or watch-house, subject to section 53BP (2) and (3) .
(sec.53BQ-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that nothing in this section requires a person who is released at a place of safety to remain at the place.
- (a) for a place of safety where there is a person apparently in charge of the place—the person apparently in charge of the place agrees, verbally or in writing, to provide care for the person at the place; and
- (b) the police officer is satisfied the person’s behaviour or presence does not pose a risk of harm to any person at the place, including, for example, harm caused by domestic violence.
- (a) after making reasonable enquiries, a police officer is unable to find a place of safety located within a reasonable distance from where the person is detained; or
- (b) a police officer is unable to transport and release the person under subsection (2) .
- (a) transport the person to a police station or watch-house; and
- (b) continue to detain the person at the police station or watch-house, subject to section 53BP (2) and (3) .