Statute
Section 3ZF — Crimes Act 1914: Power to conduct an ordinary 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 the person is carrying: (a) evidential material in relation to that or another offence; or (b) a seizable item; conduct an ordinary search of the person at or soon after the time of arrest, and seize any such thing found as a result of the search.
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