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POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 34

34 Definitions for pt 3

In this part--

drug detection includes--

(a) walking or placing a drug detection dog in the vicinity of a person to ascertain whether the drug detection dog can detect the scent of an unlawful dangerous drug on the person; and
(b) walking or placing a drug detection dog in, on, or in the vicinity of, a vehicle or a thing to ascertain whether the drug detection dog can detect the scent of an unlawful dangerous drug in or on the vehicle or thing.

drug detection dog means a dog trained to detect unlawful dangerous drugs.

event means--

(a) a special event; or
(b) a sports, recreational or entertainment event held at a major sports facility under the Major Sports Facilities Act 2001; or
(c) a sports, recreational or entertainment event, not mentioned in paragraph (b), that is open to the public, whether on payment of a fee or not.
Example of an entertainment event for paragraph (c)--
a musical concert held at the Mt Gravatt showgrounds

handler, of a drug detection dog, means a handler within the meaning of the Police Service Administration Act 1990.

licensed premises--

(a) means licensed premises within the meaning of the Liquor Act 1992; and
(b) includes a place to which a permit under that Act relates.

unlawful dangerous drug--

(a) means a dangerous drug mentioned in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987, schedule 1; and
(b) includes--
(i) Gamma hydroxybutyric acid, commonly known as GBH; and
(ii) 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as Ecstasy.


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