13AAPower for police to give directions

13AA Power for police to give directions

13AA Power for police to give directions

(1) A member of the Police Force executing a search warrant under section 13 may give reasonable directions to a person on the premises to which the warrant relates.

(2) The direction must be reasonable in the circumstances for the purpose of minimising risk to the safety of any person on the premises.

(3) The person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail or refuse to comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

ss 13AA–13AC: Ins 2018 No 50, Sch 2 [5].