Where multiple police officers respond to an incident and the initial arrest is found unlawful due to non-compliance with s 202(2) of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), later-arriving officers who intervene to keep the peace or to arrest for offences they have witnessed are independently acting in the execution of their duty, and charges of resisting those officers are not vitiated by the unlawfulness of the initial arrest.
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