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Power to search vehicles

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Division 3Powers given by special area declaration

20N 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.

(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.

(4)

For section 112(1) of the Criminal Code, a person detained under subsection (3) is in the lawful custody of the police officer while so detained.

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