sch.11-sec.8Authorised assistants— Act , sch 6

sch.11-sec.8 Authorised assistants— Act , sch 6

For the Act , schedule 6 , definition authorised assistant , an assistant is authorised in relation to a crime scene if— the assistant is not a police officer; and in the opinion of the responsible officer at the crime scene, the assistant has specialised knowledge or skills of a kind necessary for exercising a power mentioned in section 176 (1) of the Act at the crime 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 crime scene.

• (a) the assistant is not a police officer; and
• (b) in the opinion of the responsible officer at the crime scene, the assistant has specialised knowledge or skills of a kind necessary for exercising a power mentioned in section 176 (1) of the Act at the crime 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 crime 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