Western Australian Current Acts

TOBACCO PRODUCTS CONTROL ACT 2006 - SECT 79

79 .         Police have powers of investigator

        (1)         For the purposes of this Act a police officer —

            (a)         may exercise the powers, and perform the functions, of an investigator; and

            (b)         has the authorities of, and protections that apply under this Act to, an investigator.

        (2)         The powers that a police officer may exercise under this section are in addition to, and do not derogate from, the powers that the police officer has under any other law.

        (3)         Sections 81 and 82 do not apply to a police officer.