200Limitation on exercise of police powers under this Part

#### 200 Limitation on exercise of police powers under this Part 200 Limitation on exercise of police powers under this Part > > (1) This Part does not authorise a police officer to give a direction in relation to an industrial dispute. > > > (2) This Part does not authorise a police officer to give a direction in relation to— > > > > > (a) an apparently genuine demonstration or protest, or > > > > > (b) a procession, or > > > > > (c) an organised assembly, > > > > except as provided by subsection (3)–(5) or section 200AA. > > > (3) A police officer is not precluded from giving a direction in relation to any such demonstration, protest, procession or assembly if the police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the direction is necessary to deal with a serious risk to the safety of the person to whom the direction is given or to any other person. > > > (4) A police officer is not precluded from giving a direction in relation to any such demonstration, protest, procession or assembly that is obstructing traffic if— > > > > > (a) the demonstration, protest, procession or assembly is not an authorised public assembly for the purposes of Part 4 of the [Summary Offences Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-025) or the demonstration, protest, procession or assembly is not being held substantially in accordance with any such authorisation, and > > > > > (b) the police officer in charge at the scene has authorised the giving of directions under this Part in relation to the demonstration, protest, procession or assembly, and > > > > > (c) the direction is limited to the persons who are obstructing traffic. > > > (5) A police officer is not precluded from giving a direction in relation to a demonstration, protest, procession or assembly referred to in subsection (2)(a)–(c) if the demonstration, protest, procession or assembly is being held in an area the subject of a public assembly restriction declaration made under the [Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-115), Part 2, Division 3A while the declaration is in force. > > **s 200:** Subst 2016 No 7, Sch 3 \[2\]. Am 2025 No 10, Sch 2\[1\] \[2\]; 2025 No 84, Sch 1\[1\] \[2\]; 2025 No 86, Sch 4\[4\] \[5\].