Section 147Part 10 — Miscellaneous
Right to silence
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147. (1) A police officer shall, prior to the interview of a person —
whom the police officer suspects to have committed an offence; or
whom the police officer has charged with the commission of an offence, inform that person that that person has the right to remain silent and that, if that person exercises that person’s right to remain silent, inferences may be drawn from that person’s silence.
The police officer shall, as soon as is practicable, record in the custody record of a person interviewed that the person has been informed of that person’s right to remain silent.