Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Actssubstitute
47 Right of arrested person to medical examination
(1) A police officer who arrests a person for an offence against this Act must tell the person that the person may ask for a medical examination by a doctor or authorised nurse practitioner.
(2) If the person asks for a medical examination, the police officer must—
(a) if the person requests examination by a particular doctor or nurse practitioner—give the person reasonable assistance to arrange for medical examination by the doctor or nurse practitioner; and
(b) if the person does not request examination by a particular doctor or nurse practitioner, or if it is not reasonably practicable for the examination to be undertaken as requested—arrange for medical examination of the person by a doctor, or nurse practitioner, employed by the chief police officer to provide forensic medical services.
Example—reasonable assistance
give person access to a telephone to call his or her own doctor
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act
, s 126 and s 132).
(3) The arrested person is liable for the costs of any medical examination under this section.