In addition to cautioning as to a relevant persons right to silence a police officer is required to caution relevant persons as to their right to a lawyer and friend or relative.
There are also some factual situations which will require the police to administer additional cautions to relevant persons. These include cautioning those who are not under arrest as to their freedom to leave and those persons who may require special protections, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Persons; children/persons with impaired capacity, intoxicated persons or persons needing interpreters.
There are also some factual situations which will require the police to administer additional cautions to relevant persons. These include cautioning those who are not under arrest as to their freedom to leave and those persons who may require special protections, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Persons; children/persons with impaired capacity, intoxicated persons or persons needing interpreters.