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Criminal Code Act 1924
36Suppression of riot by person acting under lawful orders
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36 Suppression of riot by person acting under lawful orders
(1) It is lawful for any person acting in good faith in obedience to an order, not manifestly unlawful, given by a sheriff or justice for the suppression of a riot, to use such force as he believes on reasonable grounds to be necessary for carrying such order into effect.
(2) It is a question of law whether any particular order is manifestly unlawful or not.