Direction to leave public safety zone
14 Direction to leave public safety zone
Subject to subsection (2), an authorised officer may direct a person to leave a public safety zone if the authorised officer—
has informed the person that he or she is in a public safety zone; and
has requested that person to leave the public safety zone and that person has refused to leave.
An authorised officer must—
produce proof of his or her identity and official status before exercising a power under subsection (1); and
inform the person that—
the authorised officer is empowered to direct the person to leave the public safety zone; and
it is an offence to fail to comply with the direction.
A person who is not authorised under this Act to be in a public safety zone must comply with a direction under this section.
- 20 penalty units.
It is not an offence for a person to fail to comply with a direction under this section if the authorised officer did not comply with subsection (2).
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