Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2026
sch.11-sec.10Applications for extensions of missing person warrants— Act , s 179M
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sch.11-sec.10 Applications for extensions of missing person warrants— Act , s 179M
This section sets out the responsibilities of a police officer who applies for an extension of a missing person warrant under section 179M (2) of the Act . The police officer must include all of the following information in the application— the officer’s name, rank, registered number and station; the date on which, and the place (the relevant place ) at which, the missing person scene was established; if the relevant place is occupied and the occupier was given a notice under section 179J (4) of the Act —the date the notice was given; if the relevant place is occupied and the occupier was not given a notice under section 179J (4) of the Act —the reasons why the occupier was not given the notice; what investigations have been conducted at the missing person scene; the period of the proposed extension; the reasons why it is necessary to extend the warrant for the period proposed; information about any proceeding started against a person in relation to the disappearance of the missing person. (sch.11-sec.10-ssec.1) This section sets out the responsibilities of a police officer who applies for an extension of a missing person warrant under section 179M (2) of the Act . (sch.11-sec.10-ssec.2) The police officer must include all of the following information in the application— the officer’s name, rank, registered number and station; the date on which, and the place (the relevant place ) at which, the missing person scene was established; if the relevant place is occupied and the occupier was given a notice under section 179J (4) of the Act —the date the notice was given; if the relevant place is occupied and the occupier was not given a notice under section 179J (4) of the Act —the reasons why the occupier was not given the notice; what investigations have been conducted at the missing person scene; the period of the proposed extension; the reasons why it is necessary to extend the warrant for the period proposed; information about any proceeding started against a person in relation to the disappearance of the missing person.
- (a) the officer’s name, rank, registered number and station;
- (b) the date on which, and the place (the relevant place ) at which, the missing person scene was established;
- (c) if the relevant place is occupied and the occupier was given a notice under section 179J (4) of the Act —the date the notice was given;
- (d) if the relevant place is occupied and the occupier was not given a notice under section 179J (4) of the Act —the reasons why the occupier was not given the notice;
- (e) what investigations have been conducted at the missing person scene;
- (f) the period of the proposed extension;
- (g) the reasons why it is necessary to extend the warrant for the period proposed;