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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.633Safeguards for oral directions or requirements—police officers
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### sec.633 Safeguards for oral directions or requirements—police officers
This section applies if a police officer gives someone an oral direction or makes an oral requirement under this Act.
If the person fails to comply with the direction or requirement, a police officer must, if practicable, warn the person—
it is an offence to fail to comply with the direction or requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
the person may be arrested for the offence.
The police officer must give the person a further reasonable opportunity to comply with the direction or requirement.
s 633 (prev s 327) renum 2000 No. 22 s 22
amd 2006 No. 26 s 58 ; 2022 No. 9 s 10
(sec.633-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer gives someone an oral direction or makes an oral requirement under this Act.
(sec.633-ssec.2) If the person fails to comply with the direction or requirement, a police officer must, if practicable, warn the person— it is an offence to fail to comply with the direction or requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the person may be arrested for the offence.
(sec.633-ssec.3) The police officer must give the person a further reasonable opportunity to comply with the direction or requirement.
- (a) it is an offence to fail to comply with the direction or requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
- (b) the person may be arrested for the offence.