Education Act 2004
147Offences on school premises
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147 Offences on school premises (1) A person must not trespass on school premises. Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units. (2) A person commits an offence if the person behaves in an offensive or disorderly way on school premises. (3) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) is on school premises; and (b) is directed to leave the premises by a police officer, the principal of the school or a person authorised by the principal; and (c) fails to leave the premises in accordance with the direction. (4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. school premises means land (including any building or structure on the land) occupied by a government or non-government school.