Summary Offences Act 1953

If a person is in an area or on a vehicle to which section 66ZB applies, or a group of persons is assembled in such an area or on such a vehicle, 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 area or vehicle.

An order under subsection (1)—

must be by notice in writing served on the person personally; and

must be in a form approved by the Commissioner; and

must specify the area to which the order relates or, if the order relates to a public transport vehicle, the public transport service which the vehicle is providing; and

must comply with any other requirements set out in the regulations.

A person who, having been ordered to leave an area or vehicle pursuant to this section—

remains in the area or vehicle after having been so ordered; or

re‑enters, or attempts to re‑enter, the area or a vehicle providing the public transport service specified in the order within a 24 hour period commencing at the time the order was served on the person, is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $1 250.

If a person fails to leave an area or vehicle when ordered to under subsection (1), or re‑enters an area or uses a public transport service in contravention of subsection (3)(b), a police officer may use necessary and reasonable force to remove the person from the area or vehicle.

In this section—

public order and safety has the same meaning as in section 66M.