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Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003
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17 Power to search persons
(1) A police officer may, without a warrant, stop and search a person
and anything in the possession of or under the control of the person
if:
person is the target of an authorisation;
(b) the person is found in suspicious circumstances in the
company of a person who the police officer suspects on
reasonable grounds is the target of an authorisation;
(c) the person is in or on a vehicle that the police officer suspects
on reasonable grounds is the target of an authorisation; or
(d) the person is in an area that is the target of an authorisation.
(2) A police officer may detain a person stopped under subsection (1)
person or anything in the possession of or under the control of the
person.