Impersonating a Police Officer
Impersonating a police officer is an offence under section 546D of the Crimes Act 1900 which carries a maximum penalty of 2 years in prison
Examples include:
- Driving a car fitted with stickers and lights to resemble a police car
- Producing identification which purports to be police identification, and
- Presenting yourself to another person as a police officer
The maximum penalty increases to 7 years in prison where:
You impersonate a police officer, and purport to exercise the power or function of a police officer
Examples include:
- Arresting a person while dressed as a police officer
- Stopping a vehicle while presenting yourself as a police officer, or
- Searching a person or vehicle while claiming to be a police officer
A defence to the charge is that you engaged in the conduct solely for satirical purposes such as for a skit or other production
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