148Commissioner may close public places

148 Commissioner may close public places (1) Where 12 or more persons take part in an assembly at a public place and conduct themselves in a manner that results in unlawful physical violence to any person or unlawful damage to property, the Commissioner of Police may direct, either orally or in writing, that the place or any part thereof be closed and be kept closed to the public for such period of time specified in the direction as the Commissioner considers to be necessary to prevent the continuation of such conduct at that place. Police Administration Act 1978 152 (2) Where a person conducts himself in a manner that creates an immediate and substantial risk of unlawful physical violence resulting to himself or any other person, the Commissioner of Police may direct, either orally or in writing, that a public place be closed and be kept closed to the public for such period of time specified in the direction as the Commissioner considers to be necessary to prevent the infliction of unlawful physical violence on that person or on any other person. (3) If any person is at any public place that has been closed in pursuance of subsection (1) or (2) and is advised by a member of the Police Force that the place has been so closed, that person shall forthwith leave that place upon being requested to do so by the member, and it is an offence for the person to refuse or fail to comply with the request. Part VIIA Protection from liability of members, Territory's vicarious liability and legal proceedings for damages for certain torts by members