NSWIn ForceAct
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002
87ETarget of authorisation
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 87E
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002.
#### 87E Target of authorisation
87E Target of authorisation
> > (1) An authorisation may authorise the exercise of the special powers conferred by this Division in a public place—
> >
> > > (a) for the purpose of preventing or controlling a public disorder in a particular area described in the authorisation, or
> >
> > > (b) for the purpose of preventing persons travelling by a road specified in the authorisation to an area to create or participate in a public disorder (whether or not the area is also subject to an authorisation under paragraph (a)).
>
> > (2) The area or road is referred to in this Division as the target of the authorisation.
>
> **ss 87E–87K:** Ins 2005 No 119, Sch 1 \[1\].