POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 34 Definitions for pt 3

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 34

34 Definitions for pt 3

In this part—


"body art tattooing business" see the Tattoo Industry Act 2013 , schedule 1 .


"detection dog" means—

(a) a drug detection dog; or

(b) a firearms and explosives detection dog.

(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.

(a) a major 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

(a) walking or placing a firearms and explosives detection dog in the vicinity of a person to ascertain whether the firearms and explosives detection dog can detect the scent of explosives or firearms on the person; and

(b) walking or placing a firearms and explosives detection dog in, on, or in the vicinity of, a vehicle or a thing to ascertain whether the firearms and explosives detection dog can detect the scent of explosives or firearms in or on the vehicle or thing.

(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.