Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

A regulation may prescribe an area of the State to be a designated business and community precinct.

In recommending that the Governor in Council make a regulation under subsection (1), the Minister must be satisfied that the regulation is necessary to achieve 1 or more the following purposes—

enhance public safety or public amenity in the area to be prescribed;

reduce anti-social behaviour occurring in the area to be prescribed;

reduce or prevent disruption to businesses in the area to be prescribed.

Before making a recommendation under subsection (2), the Minister must consult with the local government for any local government area in which the proposed designated business and community precinct is located.

The Minister must review each designated business and community precinct to consider whether prescribing the area continues to achieve the purpose for which it was prescribed.

A review of a designated business and community precinct must be started no later than 3 years after the day—

the area is prescribed; and

a previous review of the designated business and community precinct conducted under this section is completed.

If, after conducting a review of a designated business and community precinct, the Minister is no longer satisfied that prescription of the area under subsection (1) is necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was prescribed, the Minister must recommend to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation to change or revoke the prescription.