Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) What is a reasonable time to stay on a place a police officer enters to investigate a matter, make an inquiry or serve a document must be decided according to the particular circumstances.
(2) If the entry is for investigating a matter or making an inquiry, a reasonable time for a police officer to stay on a place is the time reasonably necessary for the police officer to do the following for deciding whether any other action is necessary to fulfil a function of the police service—
(a) ask questions of anyone present at the place;
(b) make any reasonable investigation or observation.
Editor's note—
For the functions of the police service, see the Police Service Administration Act 1990, section 2.3 (Functions of service).
(3) If the entry is for serving a document, a reasonable time for a police officer to stay on a place is the time reasonably necessary for the police officer to ask questions for serving the document and to serve the document according to law.