Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (IDENTIFYING PEOPLE) ACT 2002 - SECT 51

51 .         When identifying procedure may be done

        (1)         If —

            (a)         under section 49 a request is made to a charged suspect; and

            (b)         the suspect is informed under that section; and

            (c)         the suspect consents to the identifying procedure being done,

                then the identifying procedure may be done on the suspect.

        (2)         If —

            (a)         subsection (1)(a) and (b) apply but the charged suspect does not consent or withdraws consent to the identifying procedure; or

            (b)         it is not practicable to make a request to a charged suspect under section 49,

                an officer may —

            (c)         if the charged suspect is not in custody — without a warrant arrest the suspect and detain him or her for a reasonable period in order to do the identifying procedure; and

            (d)         do the identifying procedure on the charged suspect against the suspect’s will.

        [Section 51 amended: No. 22 of 2013 s. 21.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 22 of 2013 s. 22.]