Power to search vehicles
18 Power to search vehicles
(1) A police officer may, without a warrant, stop and search a vehicle and anything in, on or attached to the vehicle, if:
(a) the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the vehicle is the target of an authorisation;
(b) the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person in or on the vehicle is the target of an authorisation; or
the vehicle is in an area that is the target of an authorisation.
(2) A police officer may detain a vehicle stopped under subsection (1) for as long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search of the vehicle and anything in, on or attached to the vehicle.
(3) A police officer may detain a person who is in or on a vehicle stopped under subsection (1) for as long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search of the vehicle.
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