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Summary Offences Act 1966
Div 1Public order 6
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Division 1—Public order 6
*Offences Relating to the Good Order* 6
4 Offences relating to the good order of towns etc. 6
5 Obstruction of footpath etc. 7
Division 1A—Move-on powers 9
6 Direction to move on 9
Division 1B—Councils to consult with Victoria Police 12
6A Consultation with Victoria Police before issuing permit to facilitate public protest 12
Division 1C—Public protests 13
Subdivision 1—Preliminary 13
6B Definition of *public protest* 13
Subdivision 2—Face coverings at public protests 13
6C Objectives of Subdivision 13
6D Direction to remove face covering worn at public protest 14
Subdivision 3—Locking or securing persons, surfaces and other things at public protests 16
6E Objectives of Subdivision 16
6F Locking or securing one person to another person or a thing at public protest 16
6G Seizure of container or other thing 17
6H Issue of search warrant by magistrate 19
Division 2—General 20
*Offences tending to Personal Injury, or Damage to Property, &c.* 20