sec.9Jurisdiction and powers of police

### sec.9 Jurisdiction and powers of police Police officers have and may exercise in an indigenous local government area and in respect of persons therein the functions, duties and powers imposed or conferred on them by law that they have and may exercise in any other part of Queensland. In respect of the discharge or exercise in an indigenous local government area of any function, duty or power a police officer has the protection accorded by law to a police officer in the discharge or exercise of that function, duty or power elsewhere in Queensland. Police officers are authorised to perform such acts and do such things in an indigenous local government area as may be authorised or required to be done by community police officers under the local laws of the indigenous local government for that area. In respect in the performance in an indigenous local government area of any act or thing referred to in subsection (3) a police officer has the protection accorded by law to a police officer in the discharge or exercise by the officer of the officer’s functions, duties and powers elsewhere in Queensland. s 9 amd 1999 No. 53 s 35 sch ; 2002 No. 46 s 3 (2) sch ; 2004 No. 37 s 86 sch 1 ; 2007 No. 59 s 10 ; 2011 No. 26 s 6 (sec.9-ssec.1) Police officers have and may exercise in an indigenous local government area and in respect of persons therein the functions, duties and powers imposed or conferred on them by law that they have and may exercise in any other part of Queensland. (sec.9-ssec.2) In respect of the discharge or exercise in an indigenous local government area of any function, duty or power a police officer has the protection accorded by law to a police officer in the discharge or exercise of that function, duty or power elsewhere in Queensland. (sec.9-ssec.3) Police officers are authorised to perform such acts and do such things in an indigenous local government area as may be authorised or required to be done by community police officers under the local laws of the indigenous local government for that area. (sec.9-ssec.4) In respect in the performance in an indigenous local government area of any act or thing referred to in subsection (3) a police officer has the protection accorded by law to a police officer in the discharge or exercise by the officer of the officer’s functions, duties and powers elsewhere in Queensland.