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Crimes Act 1961

Procedure - General power to stop vehicles to exercise statutory search powers

314B: General power to stop vehicles

You could also call this:

“Police could stop cars to search them, but this rule doesn't exist anymore.”

You used to be able to stop vehicles under this law, but not anymore. The government removed this power on 1 October 2012. If you want to know more about why this changed, you can look at the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

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Part 12 Procedure
General power to stop vehicles to exercise statutory search powers

314BGeneral power to stop vehicles (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 314B: repealed, on , by section 325(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).