This part of the law applies to you if you have used a power to arrest or detain someone under the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 or another law. It does not apply if you are working under the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971 or the Defence Act 1990. It also does not apply to any rules made under those two Acts.
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81: Searches of persons, places, and vehicles relating to deliveries under section 12 of Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978, or
"Police or Customs can search you, your things, or your vehicle without a warrant if they think you're involved in a drug crime"
83: Entry without warrant after arrest, or
"Searching a place without a warrant after someone is arrested to find evidence before it's hidden or destroyed"
This subpart applies to any person who has exercised a power of arrest or detention, or both, by or under this Act or any other enactment, other than—
