PUBLIC SAFETY PRESERVATION ACT 1986 - As at 1 February 2024 - Act 25 of 1986

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title
2. (Repealed)
• 3 Crown bound
• 3A Extraterritorial application of Act
• 4 Definitions
• 4A Relationship with another declaration under another Act

PART 2 - EMERGENCY SITUATION

Division 1 - Declarations and delegations

• 5 Declaration of emergency situation
• 6 Effect of declaration under Disaster Management Act 2003
• 7 Delegation of power for particular periods
• 7A Delegation of power to require information

Division 2 - Powers for area in which emergency situation exists

• 8 General powers
• 8AAA Requirements for destruction of explosives

Division 3 - Power to require information

• 8AA Definitions for division
• 8AB Meaning of authorised person
• 8AC Meaning of unauthorised person
• 8AD Meaning of disclosure recipient
Subdivision 2 - Information requirements
• 8AE Making of information requirement
• 8AF Person to be informed of relevant matters
• 8AG Offence to contravene information requirement
• 8AH Offence to give false or misleading information
Subdivision 3 - Restrictions on disclosing information matter to unauthorised persons
• 8AI Offence for person to disclose information matter to unauthorised person
• 8AJ Offence for disclosure recipient to disclose information matter to unauthorised person
• 8AK Notice that person released from prohibition on disclosing information matter
Subdivision 4 - Disclosure notices
• 8AL Request for disclosure notice to be given
• 8AM Obligation to give, or to refuse to give, disclosure notice
• 8AN Person to be informed of relevant matters
• 8AO Procedure if disclosure notice is given
• 8AP Procedure if disclosure notice is refused
Subdivision 5 - Other matters
• 8AQ Protection from liability for giving information
• 8AR Persons to be informed that emergency situation has ended

Division 4 - Extraordinary emergency powers

• 8AS Power to authorise exercise of extraordinary emergency powers
• 8AT Steps after giving extraordinary emergency authorisation
• 8AU Changes to extraordinary emergency authorisation
• 8AV When extraordinary emergency authorisation ends
• 8AW When extraordinary emergency authorisation must be revoked
• 8AX Effect if extraordinary emergency authorisation ends because of terrorist emergency
Subdivision 2 - Exercise of extraordinary emergency powers
• 8AY Application of subdivision
• 8AZ Grounds for exercise of power
• 8AZA Power to control movement of persons
• 8AZB Power to search a person without a warrant
• 8AZC Power to require name, address and date of birth
• 8AZD Power to collect biometric information
• 8AZE Power to require access information or assistance
• 8AZF What power to search or seize a digital device includes
Subdivision 3 - Reporting
• 8AZG Report to Minister
• 8AZH Tabling of report in Legislative Assembly

PART 2A - TERRORIST EMERGENCY

Division 1 - Declaring, extending and ending terrorist emergencies

• 8A Appointment of terrorist emergency commander and terrorist emergency forward commander
• 8B Commissioner’s or deputy commissioner’s power to delegate
• 8BA Appointment of TERC commander
• 8C Function and powers of terrorist emergency commander
• 8D Terrorist emergency commander’s power to delegate
• 8E Function and powers of terrorist emergency forward commander
• 8F Terrorist emergency forward commander’s power to delegate
• 8FA Function and powers of TERC commander
• 8FB TERC commander’s power to delegate
Subdivision 2 - Declarations
• 8G Terrorist emergency may be declared
• 8GA Evacuation areas may be declared
• 8H Extension of terrorist emergency beyond 7 days
• 8HA Extension of terrorist emergency beyond 28 days
• 8I Relevant person must end terrorist emergency in particular circumstances
• 8J Dealing with certificates at end of terrorist emergency

Division 2 - Exercise of powers

• 8K Definition for sdiv 1
• 8L Grounds for exercise of power
• 8M Power to control movement of persons
• 8N Power to search a person without a warrant
• 8O Power to require name, address and date of birth
• 8P Power to search vehicle without warrant
• 8PAA Power to collect biometric information
• 8PAB Power to require access information or assistance
• 8PAC What power to search or seize a digital device includes
Subdivision 1A - Terrorist emergency officer powers for declared evacuation areas
• 8PA Definition for subdivision
• 8PB Grounds for exercise of power
• 8PC Power to control movement of persons
• 8PD Application of particular provisions to terrorist emergency officer
Subdivision 2 - Other powers
• 8Q Power to direct officers of government agencies

Division 3 - Other provisions

• 8R Report to Minister
• 8S Tabling of report in Legislative Assembly
• 8T Review

PART 3 - CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 9 Parliament’s intention
10. (Repealed)
• 11 CBR emergency powers and powers under other Acts

Division 2 - Declaring, extending and ending CBR emergencies

• 12 CBR emergency may be declared
• 13 Extension of CBR emergency up to 7 days
• 14 Extension of CBR emergency beyond 7 days
• 15 Ending CBR emergency

Division 3 - CBRE commander’s coordination responsibility and general powers

• 16 Meaning of CBRE commander
• 17 Coordination responsibility
• 18 Powers of CBRE commander
• 19 Power to authorise exercise of particular powers
Subdivision 2 - Powers available to emergency responders
• 20 CBRE ambulance officers
• 21 CBRE fire officers
• 22 CBRE health officers
• 23 CBRE police officers
• 24 CBRE veterinary officers

Division 4 - Exercise of powers

• 25 Power to seize property
• 26 Power to destroy seized property
• 27 Power to require name and address
• 28 Power to decontaminate
• 29 Power to medically examine and treat
• 30 Refusal of medical treatment
• 31 Power to give particular directions

Division 5 - Provisions about detention

• 32 Power to detain
Subdivision 2 - Exercise of detention power after first 48 hours
• 33 Continued exercise of detention power after 48 hours
• 34 Application for approval to continue exercising detention power
• 35 Consideration of application
• 36 Appeal
Subdivision 3 - Other provisions about detention
• 37 Application of sdiv 3
• 38 CBRE commander’s obligations in relation to relevant person
• 39 Application to Supreme Court judge for order ending person’s detention
• 40 Appeal

Division 6 - Other provisions

• 41 Record of seized property to be kept
• 42 Return etc. of seized property
• 43 Reports

PART 3A - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMERGENCIES

• 43A Emergency situation
• 43B Terrorist emergency
• 43C CBR emergency
• 43D Multiple appointments

PART 3B - SURVEILLANCE DEVICES

• 43E Power to authorise use of surveillance device
• 43F Surveillance device authorisation authorises use of existing device
• 43G When surveillance device authorisation ends
• 43H When surveillance device authorisation must be revoked
• 43I Report about surveillance device authorisations
• 43J Register of surveillance device authorisations

PART 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 44 Protection of employment rights
• 45 Compensation for personal injury
• 46 Compensation for use of, damage to or destruction of property
• 47 Protection from liability
• 47A Proceedings for offences
• 47B Use of information obtained under Act
• 47C Use of particular evidence in proceedings
• 48 Evidentiary provisions
• 49 Application of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 to a direction given by a police officer under this Act
• 50 Powers unaffected by failure to comply with formal provision

PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2020

• 51 Definitions for part
• 52 Saving of former provisions
• 53 Declaratory provision about effect of amending Act
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