Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2026
sch.11-sec.11Authorised assistants— Act , sch 6
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sch.11-sec.11 Authorised assistants— Act , sch 6
For the Act , schedule 6 , definition authorised assistant , an assistant is authorised in relation to a missing person scene if— the assistant is not a police officer; and in the opinion of the responsible officer for the missing person scene, the assistant has specialised knowledge or skills of a kind necessary for exercising a power mentioned in section 179P (1) of the Act at the missing person scene; and a doctor, pathologist or forensic scientist a photographer or fingerprint expert an electrician, carpenter or locksmith a person who can operate an excavator or another machine the responsible officer, or an investigating police officer, asks the assistant to exercise the power at the missing person scene.
- (a) the assistant is not a police officer; and
- (b) in the opinion of the responsible officer for the missing person scene, the assistant has specialised knowledge or skills of a kind necessary for exercising a power mentioned in section 179P (1) of the Act at the missing person scene; and Examples— • a doctor, pathologist or forensic scientist • a photographer or fingerprint expert • an electrician, carpenter or locksmith • a person who can operate an excavator or another machine
- • a doctor, pathologist or forensic scientist
- • a photographer or fingerprint expert
- • an electrician, carpenter or locksmith
- • a person who can operate an excavator or another machine
- (c) the responsible officer, or an investigating police officer, asks the assistant to exercise the power at the missing person scene.
- • a doctor, pathologist or forensic scientist
- • a photographer or fingerprint expert
- • an electrician, carpenter or locksmith
- • a person who can operate an excavator or another machine