Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2026
sch.11-sec.52Arrests, detentions and questioning
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sch.11-sec.52 Arrests, detentions and questioning
This section applies to the following enforcement acts— the arrest of a person; the detention of a person for investigations or questioning under chapter 15 of the Act ; the questioning of a person to whom chapter 15 , part 3 of the Act applies. All of the following information about the enforcement act is required to be recorded in the register of enforcement acts— the name of the person, if known; for the arrest or detention of the person— the time period for which the person was arrested or detained; and any apparent injury the person received during the arrest or detention; for the arrest of the person—where a person is held; for the detention of the person for investigations or questioning— each place the person was taken to, or held, for the investigation or questioning; and when the person was taken to each place; if the questioning of a person to whom chapter 15 , part 3 of the Act applies is suspended or delayed, including, for example, for time out purposes—the reason for the suspension or delay. (sch.11-sec.52-ssec.1) This section applies to the following enforcement acts— the arrest of a person; the detention of a person for investigations or questioning under chapter 15 of the Act ; the questioning of a person to whom chapter 15 , part 3 of the Act applies. (sch.11-sec.52-ssec.2) All of the following information about the enforcement act is required to be recorded in the register of enforcement acts— the name of the person, if known; for the arrest or detention of the person— the time period for which the person was arrested or detained; and any apparent injury the person received during the arrest or detention; for the arrest of the person—where a person is held; for the detention of the person for investigations or questioning— each place the person was taken to, or held, for the investigation or questioning; and when the person was taken to each place; if the questioning of a person to whom chapter 15 , part 3 of the Act applies is suspended or delayed, including, for example, for time out purposes—the reason for the suspension or delay.
- (a) the arrest of a person;
- (b) the detention of a person for investigations or questioning under chapter 15 of the Act ;
- (c) the questioning of a person to whom chapter 15 , part 3 of the Act applies.
- (a) the name of the person, if known;
- (b) for the arrest or detention of the person— (i) the time period for which the person was arrested or detained; and (ii) any apparent injury the person received during the arrest or detention;
- (i) the time period for which the person was arrested or detained; and
- (ii) any apparent injury the person received during the arrest or detention;
- (c) for the arrest of the person—where a person is held;