Mar 25, 2014 12:06 AM

Melbourne court rules random police checks 'not lawful'.

"Magistrate Duncan Reynolds ruled "there is no common law power vested in police giving them the unfettered right to stop or detain a person and seek identification details." Magistrate's ruling is consistent with DPP v Hamilton, Supreme Court of Victoria 2011: Justice Kaye: "It is an ancient principle of the Common Law that a person not under arrest has no obligation to stop for police, or answer their questions. And there is no statute that removes that right."