6AConsultation with Victoria Police before issuing permit to facilitate public protest

6A Consultation with Victoria Police before issuing permit to facilitate public protest (1) A Council must consult with Victoria Police before granting an application for a permit for the use of council land, a road closure or anything else that the Council believes will facilitate a public protest being held by the applicant. (2) The Minister responsible for the administration of the **Victoria Police Act 2013** may publish in the Government Gazette guidelines relating to— (a) how and when consultation with Victoria Police is to be conducted; and (b) the permits or types of permits in relation to which a Council is not required to consult with Victoria Police under this section. (3) Any decision of a Council to issue or not issue a permit is not invalid merely because the Council has not complied with this section. (4) In this section— S. 6A(4) def. of *Council* amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 99.2). ***Council*** has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Local Government Act 2020**; ***public protest*** means an event held to advance, publicise or promote a political, ideological or industrial cause. Pt 1 Div. 1C (Headings and new ss 6B–6H) inserted by No. 55/2025 s. 80.