Police Powers (Public Safety) Act 2005
19Power to search vehicles
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19 Power to search vehicles
(1) A police officer may, without a warrant, stop and search a vehicle, and anything in or on the vehicle, if –
(a) the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the vehicle is a designated vehicle; or
(b) the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person in or on the vehicle is a designated person; or
(c) the vehicle is in an area that is a designated area.
(2) A police officer may detain a vehicle for so long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search under this section.
(3) A police officer may direct the person driving or in charge of a vehicle searched under this section not to take the vehicle into, to remove the vehicle from, or keep the vehicle in, an area that is a designated area.