Request to leave declared public precinct
66O Request to leave declared public precinct
If a person is within a declared public precinct, or a group of persons is assembled within a declared public precinct, and a police officer believes or apprehends on reasonable grounds that—
an offence of a kind that may pose a risk to public order and safety has been, or is about to be, committed by that person or by 1 or more of the persons in the group; or
the presence of that person, or of the group of persons, poses a risk to public order and safety, the officer may order that person, or persons in that group, to leave the declared public precinct.
A person who, having been ordered to leave a declared public precinct pursuant to this section—
remains in the declared public precinct after having been so ordered; or
re‑enters, or attempts to re‑enter, the declared public precinct during that declared public precinct period, is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
If a person fails to leave a declared public precinct when ordered to under subsection (1), or re‑enters a declared public precinct in contravention of subsection (2)(b), a police officer may use necessary and reasonable force to remove the person from the declared public precinct.
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