Public Order in Streets Act 1984

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

authorised officer means a police officer authorised pursuant to a determination published under section 6;

Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police appointed pursuant to the Police Act 1892;

notice means a notice duly given in accordance with the requirements of section 5;

permit means a permit granted pursuant to a notice;

section means a section of this Act;

street means any road or highway open to, or which although not open to is nevertheless used by, the public, notwithstanding that it is on private property, and includes every thoroughfare, carriageway, footpath, reservation, median strip or traffic island associated with it and any steps, doorways or entrances abutting it;

subsection means a subsection of the section in which the term appears;

thoroughfare includes any bridge, tunnel, under‑pass, arcade, pavement, footpath, court, passage or other place to or through which access to or from a street is permitted to the public.

[Section 3 amended: No. 55 of 2004 s. 987.]