Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

For carrying out drug detection under section 35(1), a drug detection dog, the drug detection dog’s handler and any other police officer may enter and remain on a relevant place.

For carrying out explosives detection under section 35(2), a firearms and explosives detection dog, the firearms and explosives detection dog’s handler and any other police officer may enter and remain on a relevant place.

For subsections (1) and (2), the power to enter and remain on a relevant place includes power to enter and remain on land associated with the relevant place.Example of land associated with a relevant place—land on which car parking is provided for patrons of the relevant place

This section applies despite any other law.

In this section—relevant place means—

a public place; or

a place at which an event is being held; or

licensed premises; or

a tattoo parlour.