Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 53BAE

53BAE Prevention of consorting with recognised offender

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a police officer has given a person at a place an official warning for consorting; and

(b) the police officer reasonably suspects the person is consorting at the place with the person stated in the official warning.

(2) The police officer may require the person to leave the place and not return or be within the place within a stated reasonable time of not more than 24 hours.

Note—

Failure to comply with a requirement given under this subsection is an offence against section 791 .

(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if requiring the person to leave the place may endanger the safety of the person or someone else.

Example of requirement to leave place that may endanger safety—

a requirement for a person to leave a vehicle in which recognised offenders are passengers in circumstances in which the person has no access to other transport

(4) A person does not commit an offence against section 791 if—

(a) the person was required to leave a place under subsection (2) ; and

(b) the court is not satisfied the police officer, at the time of making the requirement, had the power under subsection (1) to make the requirement.