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Parole Act 2002

Parole and other release from detention - Release - Arrest of offenders

73: Arrest without warrant

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"The police can arrest you without a warrant if you break parole rules or don't follow your release conditions."

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If you are an offender and you are supposed to be in prison, a constable can arrest you without a warrant if they think you are not where you are supposed to be. A constable or a probation officer can also arrest you without a warrant if they think you have broken any of the conditions of your release or of an extended supervision order or an interim supervision order. You can find more information about this by looking at the Parole Act 2002 and other related laws, such as the Policing Act 2008 and the Statutes Amendment Act 2018.

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Part 1Parole and other release from detention
Release: Arrest of offenders

73Arrest without warrant

  1. Any constable may arrest, without a warrant, an offender whom the constable has reasonable grounds to believe is unlawfully at large.

  2. Any constable or any probation officer may arrest, without a warrant, an offender whom the constable or officer has reasonable grounds to believe has breached any of his or her release condition or conditions of an extended supervision order or interim supervision order.

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Notes
  • Section 73(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
  • Section 73(2): amended, on , by section 69 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 27).
  • Section 73(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
  • Section 73(2): amended, on , by section 47 of the Parole Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 28).
  • Section 73(2): amended, on , by section 9 of the Parole (Extended Supervision) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 67).