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Victoria Police Act 2013
56Execution of process and warrants
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56 Execution of process and warrants
(1) A police officer has a duty to execute—
(a) all process directed to him or her for the recovery of fines and other amounts; and
(b) all lawful summonses, warrants, orders and directions directed to him or her by a court or tribunal.
(2) Despite subsection (1), any process, summons, warrant, order or direction of a court or tribunal directed to a police officer may be executed by any other police officer, who has the same authority as if it had been directed to him or her.
(3) In this section—
***court or tribunal*** includes—
(a) a board, commission or other body established by or under an Act; and
(b) a coroner; and
(c) a member, officer or member of staff of a court or tribunal (including of a person or body referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)).