Statute
Section 3ZE — Crimes Act 1914: Power to conduct a frisk search of an arrested person
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A constable who arrests a person for an offence, or who is present at such an arrest, may, if the constable suspects on reasonable grounds that it is prudent to do so in order to ascertain whether the person is carrying any seizable items: (a) conduct a frisk search of the person at or soon after the time of arrest; and (b) seize any seizable items found as a result of the search.
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