Section 329 — Immigration Act 2009: Arresting or detaining officer may seek assistance

329 Arresting or detaining officer may seek assistance (1) Where a constable is arresting any person under this Act, the constable may call upon any person in the vicinity for assistance. (2) Where an immigration officer is detaining any person under section 312 , the officer may call upon any person in the vicinity for assistance. (3) Every person so called upon is justified in assisting, and he or she has all the protection and privileges of an immigration officer when giving his or her assistance, unless that person knows that there is no reasonable ground for the arrest. Compare: 1987 No 74 s 135