Police Powers (Public Safety) Act 2005
27Supplying police officer's details and other information
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27 Supplying police officer's details and other information
(1) A police officer must, before or at the time of exercising a power under this Act, or as soon as is reasonably practicable after exercising the power, provide the person subject to the exercise of the power with the following if requested to do so:
(a) evidence that he or she is a police officer (unless the police officer is in uniform);
(b) the name of the police officer and his or her place of duty;
(c) the reason for the exercise of the power.
(2) The Commissioner of Police is to arrange for a written statement to be provided, on request made within 12 months after the search, to a person who was searched, or whose vehicle or premises were searched, under this Act stating that the search was conducted in pursuance of this Act.