Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) A police officer
of the State may arrest a person in another participating jurisdiction under a
warrant if —
(a)
under the law of the State, the police officer would have been able to arrest
the person in the State under a warrant; and
(b) the
person has a connection with a cross-border region.
(2) A magistrate of
the State —
(a) may
issue in another participating jurisdiction a warrant for the arrest of a
person under the law of the State if the person has a connection
with a cross-border region; and
(b) for
that purpose, may exercise in that other jurisdiction any of the powers the
magistrate has under the law of the State for the purpose of issuing warrants
for the arrest of persons.
(3) The law of the
State applies (with any appropriate modifications) in relation to the arrest
and the warrant.
Examples for section 33:
1. A person is
suspected of committing an offence under WA law in the WA portion of the
WA/SA/NT region. A WA magistrate anywhere in WA, SA or the NT may issue a
warrant for the person’s arrest. A WA police officer may arrest the
person under the warrant anywhere in WA, SA or the NT.
2. A person who
ordinarily resides in the WA/SA region is suspected of committing an offence
under WA law in Kalgoorlie. A WA magistrate anywhere in WA or SA may issue a
warrant for the person’s arrest. A WA magistrate in the NT
cannot issue a warrant. A WA police officer may arrest the person under the
warrant anywhere in WA or SA but not in the NT.
3. A person who
ordinarily resides in the WA/NT region is suspected of committing an offence
under WA law in the WA portion of the WA/SA region. A WA magistrate
anywhere in WA, SA or the NT may issue a warrant for the person’s
arrest. A WA police officer may arrest the person under the warrant anywhere
in WA, SA or the NT.