Queensland Consolidated Acts

PEACE AND GOOD BEHAVIOUR ACT 1982 - SECT 22

22 Urgent orders

(1) This section applies if a commissioned officer is satisfied a public safety order made under this division should become binding on a person as a matter of urgency.

(2) Despite section 21 , a police officer may—

(a) communicate the contents of the order verbally to any person to whom the order relates; and

(b) advise the person to whom the contents of the order are communicated under paragraph (a) —

(i) of a place at which the person may obtain a written copy of the order on the next business day; and

(ii) that the order will be published on the QPS website on the next business day.

(3) If practicable, a communication under subsection (2) must be electronically recorded.

(4) The order is binding on a person immediately after a police officer has communicated the information mentioned in subsection (2) to the person.

(5) The police officer must ensure a written copy of the order is—

(a) available for collection by a person to whom the contents of the order are communicated under subsection (2) (a) , at the place mentioned in subsection (2) (b) , during ordinary business hours, on the next business day; and

(b) published on the QPS website on the next business day.

(6) In this section—

"electronically recorded" means audio recorded or video recorded.

"next business day" means the next business day after the day on which the officer communicates the information mentioned in subsection (2) to the person.