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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.602SPower to detain and photograph
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### sec.602S Power to detain and photograph
A police officer may detain and photograph the following persons at a police vehicle, watch-house or police station—
a respondent for a police banning notice;
a person whose bail is subject to a special condition mentioned in the Bail Act 1980 , section 11 (3) , if—
the person was granted bail by a police officer at a place mentioned in section 11 (4AA) (a) of that Act; or
a condition was imposed on the person by the court under section 11 (4AA) (b) of that Act;
a person who has been ordered by a court to attend a police station under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 43J (4) .
If the police officer is unable to photograph the respondent without transporting the respondent to a police vehicle, watch-house or police station, the police officer may detain and transport the respondent to the police vehicle, watch-house or police station.
Under this section, a police officer may only—
detain a person for the period reasonably necessary to photograph the person; and
if subsection (2) applies, detain a person for the period reasonably necessary to transport the person; and
photograph a person for the purpose of attaching an image of the person to a banning order for the person.
s 602S ins 2014 No. 42 s 118
amd 2018 No. 20 s 32 ; 2021 No. 7 s 59
(sec.602S-ssec.1) A police officer may detain and photograph the following persons at a police vehicle, watch-house or police station— a respondent for a police banning notice; a person whose bail is subject to a special condition mentioned in the Bail Act 1980 , section 11 (3) , if— the person was granted bail by a police officer at a place mentioned in section 11 (4AA) (a) of that Act; or a condition was imposed on the person by the court under section 11 (4AA) (b) of that Act; a person who has been ordered by a court to attend a police station under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 43J (4) .
(sec.602S-ssec.2) If the police officer is unable to photograph the respondent without transporting the respondent to a police vehicle, watch-house or police station, the police officer may detain and transport the respondent to the police vehicle, watch-house or police station.
(sec.602S-ssec.3) Under this section, a police officer may only— detain a person for the period reasonably necessary to photograph the person; and if subsection (2) applies, detain a person for the period reasonably necessary to transport the person; and photograph a person for the purpose of attaching an image of the person to a banning order for the person.
- (a) a respondent for a police banning notice;
- (b) a person whose bail is subject to a special condition mentioned in the Bail Act 1980 , section 11 (3) , if— (i) the person was granted bail by a police officer at a place mentioned in section 11 (4AA) (a) of that Act; or (ii) a condition was imposed on the person by the court under section 11 (4AA) (b) of that Act;
- (i) the person was granted bail by a police officer at a place mentioned in section 11 (4AA) (a) of that Act; or
- (ii) a condition was imposed on the person by the court under section 11 (4AA) (b) of that Act;
- (c) a person who has been ordered by a court to attend a police station under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 43J (4) .
- (i) the person was granted bail by a police officer at a place mentioned in section 11 (4AA) (a) of that Act; or
- (ii) a condition was imposed on the person by the court under section 11 (4AA) (b) of that Act;
- (a) detain a person for the period reasonably necessary to photograph the person; and
- (b) if subsection (2) applies, detain a person for the period reasonably necessary to transport the person; and
- (c) photograph a person for the purpose of attaching an image of the person to a banning order for the person.