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Police Regulations 1979
609Unlawful arrest and unnecessary force
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609. Unlawful arrest and unnecessary force
(a) make any unlawful arrest; or
(b) use any unnecessary force on any prisoner or other person with whom the member may be brought into contact in the performance of his or her duty.
[Regulation 609 amended: Gazette 20 May 2014 p. 1611 and 1615‑17.]