84Power to cordon target area etc under special powers

84 Power to cordon target area etc under special powers (1) A police officer may cordon off a target area or any part of it. (2) If an area is cordoned off— (a) the cordon may include any form of physical barrier, including a roadblock on any road in or near the target area; and (b) reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the existence of the cordon is apparent to people approaching the cordon; and (c) a police officer must remain near the cordoned off area. (3) A police officer may require a person— (a) not to enter; or (b) to leave; or (c) to remain in; a target area or a cordoned off area. (4) A police officer may require a person in charge of a vehicle— (a) not to take the vehicle into; or (b) to remove the vehicle from; or

(c) not to remove the vehicle from; a target area or a cordoned off area. (5) A person commits an offence if— (a) a police officer makes a requirement of the person under subsection (3) or (4); and Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or (6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.