45GCircumstances in which place may be declared designated area

45G Circumstances in which place may be declared designated area

45G Circumstances in which place may be declared designated area

A senior police officer may declare a place referred to in section 45F to be a designated area only if—

(a) any of the following has occurred at the place in the previous 12 months—

(i) at least 1 offence committed by a person armed with a knife or other weapon,

(ii) at least 1 serious indictable offence involving violence against a person,

(iii) more than 1 offence of possessing a knife or prohibited weapon in a public place or school, and

Note—

See the Crimes Act 1900, Part 3A, Division 2A and the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998, section 7.

(b) the senior police officer considers the use of hand-held scanners is likely to be effective in detecting or deterring the commission of an offence involving a knife or other weapon, and

(c) the senior police officer has considered—

(i) the effect the use of hand-held scanners may have on lawful activity in the area, and

(ii) if the place was previously a designated area—whether knives or other weapons were found during the period the place was previously a designated area.

s 45G: Ins 2024 No 31, Sch 1.