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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.53BGTaking action for out-of-control event
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### sec.53BG Taking action for out-of-control event
A police officer has the powers under subsection (2) for 1 or more of the following purposes in relation to an event—
preventing the event becoming an out-of-control event;
if the event is an out-of-control event, stopping the event from continuing or starting in another location;
dispersing persons associated with the event;
minimising the impact of the event on public order or safety;
identifying a person organising the event;
identifying a person committing an offence under division 3 .
For the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) , a police officer may exercise any 1 or more of the following powers—
stop a vehicle or enter a place without a warrant;
give a person or group of persons a direction to—
stop any conduct; or
immediately leave a place; or
not return to a place within a stated period of not more than 24 hours, unless the person or group resides at the place; or
take any other steps the police officer considers reasonably necessary.
s 53BG ins 2014 No. 1 s 4
(sec.53BG-ssec.1) A police officer has the powers under subsection (2) for 1 or more of the following purposes in relation to an event— preventing the event becoming an out-of-control event; if the event is an out-of-control event, stopping the event from continuing or starting in another location; dispersing persons associated with the event; minimising the impact of the event on public order or safety; identifying a person organising the event; identifying a person committing an offence under division 3 .
(sec.53BG-ssec.2) For the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) , a police officer may exercise any 1 or more of the following powers— stop a vehicle or enter a place without a warrant; give a person or group of persons a direction to— stop any conduct; or immediately leave a place; or not return to a place within a stated period of not more than 24 hours, unless the person or group resides at the place; or take any other steps the police officer considers reasonably necessary.
- (a) preventing the event becoming an out-of-control event;
- (b) if the event is an out-of-control event, stopping the event from continuing or starting in another location;
- (c) dispersing persons associated with the event;
- (d) minimising the impact of the event on public order or safety;
- (e) identifying a person organising the event;
- (f) identifying a person committing an offence under division 3 .
- (a) stop a vehicle or enter a place without a warrant;
- (b) give a person or group of persons a direction to— (i) stop any conduct; or (ii) immediately leave a place; or (iii) not return to a place within a stated period of not more than 24 hours, unless the person or group resides at the place; or
- (i) stop any conduct; or
- (ii) immediately leave a place; or
- (iii) not return to a place within a stated period of not more than 24 hours, unless the person or group resides at the place; or
- (c) take any other steps the police officer considers reasonably necessary.
- (i) stop any conduct; or
- (ii) immediately leave a place; or
- (iii) not return to a place within a stated period of not more than 24 hours, unless the person or group resides at the place; or