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About this booklet

This free booklet is a general guide to help you when you deal with the police. It includes information for young people under the age of 18 and people with mental impairment.

It has information about:

• when you can remain silent
• when you have to give your name and address to the police
• getting arrested
• giving fingerprints
• being searched
• giving body samples
• move on powers
• making a complaint about police
• traffic offences
• fines.

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Related topics

• Criminal offences
• Fines and infringements
• Going to court for a criminal charge
• Police powers and your rights
• Traffic offences
• Victims of crime

The pages of all topics in Find legal answers print as fact sheets.