3ZE
In forcePower to conduct a frisk search of an arrested person
Volume 1Parts I to IA (sections 1 to 15F)
Part IAASearch, information gathering, arrest and related powers (other than powers under delayed notification search warrants)
Division 4Arrest and related matters
3ZE Power to conduct a frisk search of an arrested person
A constable who arrests a person for an offence, or who is present at such an arrest, may, if the constable suspects on reasonable grounds that it is prudent to do so in order to ascertain whether the person is carrying any seizable items:
(a)
conduct a frisk search of the person at or soon after the time of arrest; and
(b)
seize any seizable items found as a result of the search.
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