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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.8Act does not affect certain principles
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### sec.8 Act does not affect certain principles
This Act does not prevent a police officer from speaking to anyone or doing anything a police officer may lawfully do apart from this Act when performing the police officer’s duties, whether or not in relation to an offence, without exercising a power under this Act or using any form of compulsion.
Also, it is not the purpose of this Act to affect the principle that everyone in the community has a social responsibility to help police officers prevent crime and discover offenders.
(sec.8-ssec.1) This Act does not prevent a police officer from speaking to anyone or doing anything a police officer may lawfully do apart from this Act when performing the police officer’s duties, whether or not in relation to an offence, without exercising a power under this Act or using any form of compulsion.
(sec.8-ssec.2) Also, it is not the purpose of this Act to affect the principle that everyone in the community has a social responsibility to help police officers prevent crime and discover offenders.