Queensland Consolidated Acts

PEACE AND GOOD BEHAVIOUR ACT 1982 - SECT 20

20 Content of order

A public safety order made under this division must—

(a) be in the approved form; and

(b) state each of the following—

(i) the premises, event or area to which the order applies;

(ii) the person, or group of persons, to which the order applies;

(iii) each condition imposed under section 18 ;

(iv) if the order applies to stated premises or a stated area—the period, of not more than 7 days, for which the order remains in force;

(v) if the order applies to a stated event—

(A) the location of the event for the purposes of the order; and

(B) if the event is held over consecutive days—when the event starts and ends for the purposes of the order, provided the total duration of the event is no more than 7 days; and

(C) if the event is held over non-consecutive days—when the event starts and ends for the purposes of the order for each day of the event, provided the order is for no more than 7 days of the event;

(vi) that a contravention of the order may constitute an offence that carries a maximum penalty of 300 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment;

(vii) that a failure to comply with a direction given by a police officer under section 31 may constitute an offence that carries a maximum penalty of 40 penalty units;

(viii) that the respondent may appeal to a Magistrates Court against the order if the order is of a duration of more than 72 hours;

(ix) that a notice of appeal must be filed within 7 days after the order takes effect.