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THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992

HOWEVER UNDER THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, POLICE OFFICERS CAN DETAIN PERSONS WHO, IF NOT DETAINED, MIGHT PREJUDICE THE PURPOSE THE SEARCH, AND ONLY FOR SUCH PERIOD AS IS REASONABLY REQUIRED.

ONLY OF

THE POWER TO THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT SECTION 54 WHICH COVERS STOP, SEARCH AND DETAIN, WOULD BE SPLIT UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION INTO TWO SUBSECTIONS TO COVER TWO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.

SITUATION THE FIRST SUSPICIOUSLY IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

"A POLICE OFFICER

INVOLVES A PERSON

FOUND

TO

BE

ACTING

MAY STOP SUCH A PERSON TO HIM FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF IDENTITY AND DETAIN WHETHER HE IS A SUSPECTED OFFENDER," HE SAID.

SEEK PROOF OF

ΤΟ TIME

CHECK

"MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE OFFICER WILL HAVE THE POWER THE SUSPECT IF HE THINKS IT NECESSARY TO ENSURE HIS OWN ADDED.

THE

TO SEARCH SAFETY,

HE

OF

ANY

OTHER

SUSPECTED SITUATION INVOLVES PEOPLE REASONABLY HAVING COMMITTED, OF BEING ABOUT TO COMMIT OR INTENDING TO COMMIT OFFENCE.

IN ADDITION TO STOPPING AND DETAINING SUCH A PERSON, AN OFFICER OF VALUE TO THE THINGS WHICH ARE SUSPECTED TO BE SEARCH FOR INVESTIGATION OF ANY OFFENCE RELATED TO THE PERSON.

MAY

THE

SPOKESMAN

SAID THE EXISTING

EMPOWERS SECTION 56,

FROM PREMISES AT

WHICH

POLICE TO DETAIN ANYONE FOUND REMOVING FURNITURE NIGHT, WAS OBSOLETE AND WOULD BE REPEALED.

ALSO HE SAID OTHER SECTIONS OF THE POLICE FORCE ORDINANCE WERE

THAT THE CURRENT UNDER REVIEW BY THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION, BUT EXERCISE HAD FOCUSED ON POWERS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE BILL RIGHTS.

OF

WHEN IT IS "WE WILL STUDY THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION REPORT

H HE AVAILABLE TO SEE IF ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE ARE REQUIRED, SAID.

THE BILL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE AND INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NEXT WEDNESDAY.

TOMORROW

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