New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 203

203 Police officers to give warnings when giving or making directions, requirements or requests that must be complied with

(1) A police officer who exercises a power to which this Part applies that consists of a direction, requirement or request must give a warning to the person subject to the exercise of the power that the person is required by law to comply with the direction, requirement or request.

Note : A failure to comply with the direction, requirement or request does not constitute an offence unless a warning under this section has been given--see section 204B.

(2) A warning is not required if the person has already complied with or is in the process of complying with the direction, requirement or request.

(3) A police officer must comply with this section as soon as is reasonably practicable after the direction, requirement or request is given or made.

(4) If 2 or more police officers are exercising a power to which this Part applies, only one officer present is required to comply with this section.