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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Aviation security - Aviation security services and aviation security powers - Powers of arrest

162: Arrest of persons delivered to Police

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"Police can arrest you if they think you broke an aviation rule and a security officer hands you over"

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If an aviation security officer hands you over to a police officer, the police officer must take you into custody if they think you might have broken a rule against section 166 or a rule listed in section 161(1). The police officer can arrest you right away if they take custody of you. You can be arrested if a police officer thinks you have done something wrong.

If an aviation security officer stops you because of section 123(4) and hands you over to a police officer, they are allowed to stop you and hand you over. They can also ask for help from someone else to stop and hand you over. The aviation security officer and the person helping them can use reasonable force to stop and hand you over.

The police officer and aviation security officer follow rules to keep everyone safe. They have to think you might have broken a rule before they can arrest you. They are allowed to use force if they need to, to keep everyone safe.

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Part 5Aviation security
Aviation security services and aviation security powers: Powers of arrest

162Arrest of persons delivered to Police

  1. If an aviation security officer delivers a person to a constable under this Part, the constable must accept delivery of the person if the constable has reasonable grounds to suspect the person of an act or omission that is an offence against section 166 or any legislation specified in section 161(1).

  2. A constable who accepts delivery of a person under subsection (1) may immediately arrest the person.

  3. An aviation security officer who detains any person in accordance with section 123(4) and delivers the person to a constable, and any person who at the aviation security officer’s request and in good faith assists an aviation security officer in doing so, is justified in detaining and delivering the person and in using any force that may be reasonably necessary to do so.

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