19When action may be taken under this Division

#### 19 When action may be taken under this Division 19 When action may be taken under this Division > > (1) A police officer may remove a person to whom this Division applies from any public place in an operational area if the police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person— > > > > > (a) is not subject to the supervision or control of a responsible adult, and > > > > > (b) is in the public place in circumstances that place the person at risk. > > > (2) A police officer who removes a person from a public place under this section must escort (or arrange for another police officer to escort) the person to a place and place the person in the care of a person in accordance with section 22. > > > (3) For the purposes of this section, a person is at risk if— > > > > > (a) the person is in danger of being physically harmed or injured, or > > > > > (b) the person is in danger of abuse (including assault and sexual assault, ill treatment and exposure to behaviour that may cause psychological harm to the person), or > > > > > (c) the person is about to commit an offence.