(a)go as soon as practicable to the place to investigate the facts and circumstances of the case; and
Section history
Section 17 — Procedure when arrestable offence is suspected
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
(1)If, from information received or otherwise, a police officer has reason to suspect that an arrestable offence has been committed at any place2024, the police officer must, or if he or she 2021is unable to attend to the case, another police officer acting in his or her 2021place must —
Paragraph (a) — Original text to 31 May 2024superseded
Paragraph (a) — From 31 May 2024 (current)rewritten by Criminal Procedure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2024
(a)investigate the facts and circumstances of the case as soon as practicable; and
(b)try to find the offender and, if appropriate, arrest the offender and report the case to the Public Prosecutor.
(2)Notwithstanding2021Despite2021 subsection (1) —
(a)if the police officer has reason to believe that the case is not of a serious nature, there shall be2021is2021 no need to go to the place to 2024investigate the facts and circumstances of the case; or
(b)if the police officer has reason to believe that there are insufficient grounds for proceeding with the matter, he shall2021or she must2021 not do so.
(3)In each of the cases mentioned in subsection (2)(a) and (b), the police officer receiving the information shall2021must2021 state in his or her 2021report his or her2021 reason for not fully complying with subsection (1).