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Special area declaration

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Part 2APowers exercisable under special area declaration
Division 2Making special area declaration

20B Special area declaration

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Commissioner may declare any of the following to be a special area:

(a) the site of an airport, train station, bus station or ship or ferry terminal;

(b)

the site of a special event;

(c)

a public area where people gather in large numbers.

(2) The Commissioner must not make a declaration under subsection (1) unless satisfied the declaration is required because of the nature of the site or area and the risk of occurrence of a terrorist act.

(3) The Commissioner must not make the declaration without the approval of the Police Minister.

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