220Power to remove offenders

220 Power to remove offenders

S. 220(1) amended by Nos 100/1986 s. 34(a), 25/1989 s. 46(a)(i)–(iii), 44/1989 s. 40(Sch. 1 items 12, 19.1), substituted by No. 45/1999 s. 24(1), amended by Nos 63/1999 s. 11, 54/2001 s. 19(3), repealed by No. 101/2003 s. 17(9)(a).

S. 220(1A) inserted by No. 45/1999 s. 24(1), amended by Nos 30/2000 s. 23(1)(a), 101/2003 s. 17(9)(b), 43/2011 s. 59(1), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.16).

(1A) A police officer, a protective services officer on duty at a designated place or an authorised officer may summarily remove a person and the person's property (if any) from—

S. 220(1A)(a) amended by No. 30/2000 s. 23(1)(b).

(a) any vehicle owned or operated by or on behalf of a passenger transport company or a bus company; or

S. 220(1A)(b) amended by No. 30/2000 s. 23(1)(c).

(b) any premises or property of a passenger transport company—

in the circumstances referred to in subsection (1B).

S. 220(1B) inserted by No. 45/1999 s. 24(1).

(1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A), the circumstances are—

S. 220(1B)(a) amended by No. 30/2000 s. 23(2)(a), substituted by No. 101/2003 s. 17(9)(c), amended by Nos 43/2011 s. 59(2)(a), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.16).

(a) that the police officer, protective services officer or authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person is committing an offence against this Act or the regulations; and

S. 220(1B)(b) repealed by No. 101/2003 s. 17(9)(c).

(c) that the commission of the offence is or is likely to be attended with—

(i) danger or annoyance to the public; or

S. 220(1B) (c)(ii) amended by Nos 30/2000 s. 23(2)(b), 101/2003 s. 17(9)(d), 43/2011 s. 59(2)(b), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.16).

(ii) hindrance to any police officer or any protective services officer, any authorised officer or any employee of, or person engaged by, a passenger transport company or bus company—

in lawful use of the vehicle, premises or property.

S. 220(1C) inserted by No. 45/1999 s. 24(1), amended by Nos 30/2000 s. 23(3), 101/2003 s. 17(9)(b), 43/2011 s. 59(3), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.16).

(1C) In addition to the power to summarily remove a person in accordance with subsection (1A), a police officer, a protective services officer on duty at a designated place or an authorised officer may take such other action as is necessary to obviate or remove any danger, annoyance or hindrance of the kind referred to in subsection (1B)(c).

S. 220(2) amended by Nos 100/1986 s. 34(b), 25/1989 s. 46(b), 44/1989 s. 40(Sch. 1 item 19.1), 45/1999 s. 24(2)(a)(b), 30/2000 s. 23(4), 101/2003 s. 17(9)(e), 43/2011 s. 59(4), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.16).