Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

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This legislation has been repealed.

POLICE ACT 1927 (REPEALED) - SECT 14

14. (1) Notwithstanding any law or custom to the contrary, it shall be lawful for the Commissioner to issue general search warrants to such members of the Police Force as she or he thinks fit.

(2) Every such warrant shall be in accordance with the form in the Schedule to this Act, and shall be signed by the Commissioner.

(3) Every such warrant shall remain in force for six months from the date thereof, or for such (if any) shorter period as is specified therein.

(4) The Commissioner may at any time revoke any such warrant.

(5) The member of the Police Force named in any such warrant may, at any time in the day or night, with such assistants as she or he thinks necessary, enter into and search any house, building, premises, or place where she or he has reasonable cause to suspect that any stolen goods are, and may break open the house, building, premises or place; and she or he may break open and search any cupboards, drawers, chests, trunks, boxes, packages, or other things, whether fixtures or not, in which she or he has reasonable cause to suspect that any stolen goods may be found.

(6) In this section “stolen goods” includes goods obtained by any offence.

Power to search vehicles and suspected persons



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