3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

conveyance includes an aircraft, vehicle or vessel;

evidential material means a thing relevant to an offence, including such a thing in electronic form;

executing officer, in relation to a warrant, means –

(a) the police officer named in the warrant by the issuing officer as being responsible for executing the warrant; or

(b) if that police officer does not intend to be present at the execution of the warrant – another police officer whose name has been written in the warrant by the police officer so named; or

(c) another police officer whose name has been written in the warrant by the police officer last named in the warrant;

frisk search means –

(a) a search of a person conducted by running the hands over the person's outer garments; and

(b) an examination of anything worn by the person that is voluntarily removed by the person;

issuing officer, in relation to a warrant to search premises, means a justice of the peace but does not include a magistrate;

ordinary search means a search of a person or of articles in the possession of a person that may include –

(a) requiring the person to remove his or her overcoat, coat, jacket or similar clothing and any gloves, shoes and hat; and

(b) an examination of those items;

person assisting, in relation to a warrant, means –

(a) a person who is a police officer and who is assisting in executing the warrant; or

(b) a person who is not a police officer and who has been authorised by the relevant executing officer to assist in executing the warrant;