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{{short description|Part of Australian law}}

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In [[Criminal law of Australia|Australian criminal law]], '''reasonable and probable grounds''' most prominently regulates police officers as a precondition of the exercise of certain powers in their function as [[Law enforcement in Australia|enforcers of the law]].{{sfn|Brown et al. ''Criminal Laws''|page=482}} Based on Australian [[common law]], it is a prerequisite of most police powers (including arresting without a warrant,<ref name="NSW LE(P&R) s99">{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|act|leara2002451|Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002|99}}.</ref> searching without a warrant,<ref name="NSW LE(P&R) s21">{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|act|leara2002451|Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002|21}}.</ref> requesting disclosure of identity,<ref name="Sanders 2018">{{cite web|first=Jane|last=Sanders |publisher=Legal Aid NSW |title=Police powers of arrest and detention |date=February 2018 |url=https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/28543/Police-powers-of-arrest-and-detention-Feb-2018.pdf |accessdate=22 January 2020 |ref=CITEREFSanders "Police powers of arrest" (2018)}}</ref> and investigating terrorist activity).{{sfn|Gray (2011)|pages=57-59}} In Canada, it is defined as the point where probability replaces suspicion based on a reasonable belief; reasonableness is a legitimate expectation in the existence of specific facts, and the belief in individual circumstances can be "reasonable without being probable."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://criminalnotebook.ca/index.php/Reasonable_and_Probable_Grounds|title=Reasonable and Probable Grounds - Criminal Law Notebook|website=criminalnotebook.ca|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> Less-clearly defined in Australia, it depends on the circumstances of a case and often involves an assessment of the circumstances of a potential crime.

In [[Criminal law of Australia|Australian criminal law]], '''reasonable and probable grounds''' most prominently regulates police officers as a precondition of the exercise of certain powers in their function as [[Law enforcement in Australia|enforcers of the law]].{{sfn|Brown et al. ''Criminal Laws''|page=482}} Based on Australian [[common law]], it is a prerequisite of most police powers (including arresting without a warrant,<ref name="NSW LE(P&R) s99">{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|act|leara2002451|Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002|99}}.</ref> searching without a warrant,<ref name="NSW LE(P&R) s21">{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|act|leara2002451|Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002|21}}.</ref> requesting disclosure of identity,<ref name="Sanders 2018">{{cite web|first=Jane|last=Sanders |publisher=Legal Aid NSW |title=Police powers of arrest and detention |date=February 2018 |url=https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/28543/Police-powers-of-arrest-and-detention-Feb-2018.pdf |accessdate=22 January 2020 |ref=CITEREFSanders "Police powers of arrest" (2018)}}</ref> and investigating terrorist activity).{{sfn|Gray (2011)|pages=57-59}} In Canada, it is defined as the point where probability replaces suspicion based on a reasonable belief; reasonableness is a legitimate expectation in the existence of specific facts, and the belief in individual circumstances can be "reasonable without being probable."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://criminalnotebook.ca/index.php/Reasonable_and_Probable_Grounds|title=Reasonable and Probable Grounds - Criminal Law Notebook|website=criminalnotebook.ca|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> Less-clearly defined in Australia, it depends on the circumstances of a case and often involves an assessment of the circumstances of a potential crime.



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