APEC MEETING (POLICE POWERS) ACT 2007 - As at 13 September 2007 - Act 14 of 2007

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions
• 4 Act to bind Crown

PART 2 - APEC SECURITY AREAS

• 5 APEC security area
• 6 Declared areas
• 7 Restricted area
• 8 Orders under Part not open to challenge

PART 3 - SPECIAL POWERS IN RELATION TO APEC SECURITY AREAS

Division 1 - Application of Part

• 9 Powers available only during APEC period

Division 2 - Stop and search powers

• 10 Power to place or establish check points, cordons or roadblocks
• 11 Power to stop and search vehicles or vessels
• 12 Power to search persons

Division 3 - Surrender and seizure of prohibited items

• 13 Power to require surrender of, or to seize and detain, prohibited items

Division 4 - Directions

• 14 Power to give reasonable directions

Division 5 - Road closures

• 15 Power to close roads
• 16 Road closure to be for shortest possible period
• 17 Effect of road closure
• 18 Power to direct removal of unauthorised vehicles

PART 4 - ADDITIONAL POWERS AND OTHER PROVISIONS IN RELATION TO RESTRICTED AREAS

Division 1 - Entry into restricted areas

• 19 Offence: entering restricted area without special justification

Division 2 - Special powers in relation to restricted areas

• 20 Powers available only during APEC period
• 21 Power to enter and search premises
• 22 Power to obtain disclosure of identity
• 23 Relationship of this Part with Part 3

PART 5 - EXCLUSION AND REMOVAL OF PERSONS FROM APEC SECURITY AREAS

• 24 Exclusion of persons from APEC security areas
• 25 Exclusion of persons from restricted areas
• 26 Excluded persons list

PART 6 - RECOGNISED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

• 27 Recognition of other law enforcement officers
• 28 Recognised law enforcement officers to have police powers

PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 29 Regulations
• 30 Control of airspace
• 31 Presumption against bail for certain offences committed during the APEC period
• 32 Use of force generally by police officers
• 33 Use of police dogs, horses and other animals
• 34 Delegation of Commissioner's functions
• 35 No liability in nuisance
• 36 Relationship with other Acts
• 37 Special justification
• 38 Onus of proof of lawful excuse or special justification
• 39 Proceedings for offences
• 40 Amendment of other Acts
• 41 Repeal of Act and other related matters
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
• SCHEDULE 3