New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2000 - SECT 21

21 Making and recording senior police officer's order

(1) The senior police officer may make an order under section 18 in person or, if that is not practicable, by telephone, radio, telex, facsimile or other means of transmission.

(2) If an order is made by radio or other form of oral communication, the senior police officer must ensure that--

(a) the suspect or the suspect's legal representative, if any, and

(b) the suspect's interview friend, if any,

are given an opportunity to speak to the senior police officer.

(3) If the order is made by telex, facsimile or other form of written communication, the senior police officer must ensure that--

(a) the suspect or the suspect's legal representative, if any, and

(b) the suspect's interview friend, if any,

are given an opportunity to make a written submission to the senior police officer, or to speak to the senior police officer by telephone, radio or other form of oral communication.

(4) The senior police officer must, at the time of, or as soon as practicable after, making an order under section 18, make a record of--

(a) the order made, and

(b) the date and time when the order was made, and

(c) the reasons for making it,

and must sign the record.

(5) The senior police officer must ensure that a copy of the record is sent to or made available to the suspect as soon as practicable after the record is made.