Offence—authorised person may search personal property
16 Offence—authorised person may search personal property
An authorised person may ask a person to permit a search to be made of the person’s personal property if—
the person is entering (or about to enter) an event venue; or
the person is in an event venue.
Example—about to enter standing in a queue to enter a major event that extends outside the security gate of the venue and onto the footpath
The person must permit the authorised person to search the person’s personal property.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
In this section:
personal property, of a person, means things carried by the person or things apparently in the immediate control of the person, but does not include clothing being worn by the person.
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