SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 66T

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 66T

66T—Declared public precinct barring order

        (1)         If a person commits an offence of a kind that may pose a risk to public order and safety, or behaves in an offensive or disorderly manner, within a declared public precinct, a police officer may, by order served on the person, do 1 or both of the following:

            (a)         bar the person from entering or remaining within the declared public precinct for a period specified in the order (which must not extend beyond the declared public precinct period);

            (b)         bar the person from entering or remaining within any other declared public precinct specified in the order for a period specified in the order (which must not extend beyond 24 hours after the time of the order).

        (2)         An order under subsection (1)(b) in relation to a declared public precinct may only operate during the declared public precinct period for that declared public precinct.

        (3)         A person who enters or remains within a declared public precinct from which he or she is barred under this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $2 500.

        (4)         A police officer may, by subsequent order served on a person, revoke an order under this section.