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Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Police powers - Warrantless powers relating to road blocks

31: Duration and record of warrantless road block authorisation

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"How long a road block without a warrant can last and what needs to be recorded"

If you are given permission to set up a road block without a warrant, this permission is only valid for a certain amount of time. The person who gives you this permission decides how long it will last, but it cannot be more than 24 hours. You can find out more about this in section 30. The permission can be extended for another 24 hours if a District Court Judge agrees to it in writing. When you get this permission, you must write down some details, including where the road block is, how long the permission lasts, and why you were given permission to set up the road block.

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Part 2Police powers
Warrantless powers relating to road blocks

31Duration and record of warrantless road block authorisation

  1. An authorisation under section 30—

  2. is valid for an initial period not exceeding 24 hours specified by the person giving the authorisation; and
    1. may be renewed from time to time by a District Court Judge for a single further period not exceeding 24 hours specified in writing by the Judge.

      1. The person giving the authorisation must keep or cause to be kept a written record of the following matters:

      2. the location of the road block that was authorised:
        1. the period or periods for which the authorisation was granted or renewed:
          1. the grounds on which the authorisation was granted or renewed.