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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.557Refusal of entry to and removal from state building
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### sec.557 Refusal of entry to and removal from state building
This section applies if a police officer or protective services officer reasonably suspects—
the behaviour of an entrant to a state building is or has been disorderly, indecent, offensive or threatening to a person entering, at or leaving the building; or
an entrant to a state building has not complied with a requirement under section 550 ; or
an entrant to a state building has not complied with a request under section 551 or 552 ; or
an entrant to a state building has no good and lawful reason to enter or be at the building.
The police officer or protective services officer may—
remove the entrant from the state building; and
if the entrant is about to enter the state building—prevent the entrant from entering the state building.
See also section 615A .
s 557 prev s 557 (orig s 267) renum 2000 No. 22 s 19
om 2014 No. 60 s 98
pres s 557 ins 2022 No. 9 s 4
(sec.557-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer or protective services officer reasonably suspects— the behaviour of an entrant to a state building is or has been disorderly, indecent, offensive or threatening to a person entering, at or leaving the building; or an entrant to a state building has not complied with a requirement under section 550 ; or an entrant to a state building has not complied with a request under section 551 or 552 ; or an entrant to a state building has no good and lawful reason to enter or be at the building.
(sec.557-ssec.2) The police officer or protective services officer may— remove the entrant from the state building; and if the entrant is about to enter the state building—prevent the entrant from entering the state building. See also section 615A .
- (a) the behaviour of an entrant to a state building is or has been disorderly, indecent, offensive or threatening to a person entering, at or leaving the building; or
- (b) an entrant to a state building has not complied with a requirement under section 550 ; or
- (c) an entrant to a state building has not complied with a request under section 551 or 552 ; or
- (d) an entrant to a state building has no good and lawful reason to enter or be at the building.
- (a) remove the entrant from the state building; and
- (b) if the entrant is about to enter the state building—prevent the entrant from entering the state building.