Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SAFETY PRESERVATION ACT 1986

- As at 1 February 2024 
- Act 25 of 1986 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      (Repealed)
   3.      Crown bound
   3A.     Extraterritorial application of Act
   4.      Definitions
   4A.     Relationship with another declaration under another Act

   PART 2 - EMERGENCY SITUATION

           Division 1 - Declarations and delegations

   5.      Declaration of emergency situation
   6.      Effect of declaration under Disaster Management Act 2003
   7.      Delegation of power for particular periods
   7A.     Delegation of power to require information

           Division 2 - Powers for area in which emergency situation exists

   8.      General powers
   8AAA.   Requirements for destruction of explosives

           Division 3 - Power to require information

              Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

   8AA.    Definitions for division
   8AB.    Meaning of authorised person
   8AC.    Meaning of unauthorised person
   8AD.    Meaning of disclosure recipient

              Subdivision 2 - Information requirements

   8AE.    Making of information requirement
   8AF.    Person to be informed of relevant matters
   8AG.    Offence to contravene information requirement
   8AH.    Offence to give false or misleading information

              Subdivision 3 - Restrictions on disclosing information matter to unauthorised persons

   8AI.    Offence for person to disclose information matter to unauthorised person
   8AJ.    Offence for disclosure recipient to disclose information matter to unauthorised person
   8AK.    Notice that person released from prohibition on disclosing information matter

              Subdivision 4 - Disclosure notices

   8AL.    Request for disclosure notice to be given
   8AM.    Obligation to give, or to refuse to give, disclosure notice
   8AN.    Person to be informed of relevant matters
   8AO.    Procedure if disclosure notice is given
   8AP.    Procedure if disclosure notice is refused

              Subdivision 5 - Other matters

   8AQ.    Protection from liability for giving information
   8AR.    Persons to be informed that emergency situation has ended

           Division 4 - Extraordinary emergency powers

              Subdivision 1 - Authorising exercise of extraordinary emergency powers

   8AS.    Power to authorise exercise of extraordinary emergency powers
   8AT.    Steps after giving extraordinary emergency authorisation
   8AU.    Changes to extraordinary emergency authorisation
   8AV.    When extraordinary emergency authorisation ends
   8AW.    When extraordinary emergency authorisation must be revoked
   8AX.    Effect if extraordinary emergency authorisation ends because of terrorist emergency

              Subdivision 2 - Exercise of extraordinary emergency powers

   8AY.    Application of subdivision
   8AZ.    Grounds for exercise of power
   8AZA.   Power to control movement of persons
   8AZB.   Power to search a person without a warrant
   8AZC.   Power to require name, address and date of birth
   8AZD.   Power to collect biometric information
   8AZE.   Power to require access information or assistance
   8AZF.   What power to search or seize a digital device includes

              Subdivision 3 - Reporting

   8AZG.   Report to Minister
   8AZH.   Tabling of report in Legislative Assembly

   PART 2A - TERRORIST EMERGENCY

           Division 1 - Declaring, extending and ending terrorist emergencies

              Subdivision 1 - Appointments

   8A.     Appointment of terrorist emergency commander and terrorist emergency forward commander
   8B.     Commissioner’s or deputy commissioner’s power to delegate
   8BA.    Appointment of TERC commander
   8C.     Function and powers of terrorist emergency commander
   8D.     Terrorist emergency commander’s power to delegate
   8E.     Function and powers of terrorist emergency forward commander
   8F.     Terrorist emergency forward commander’s power to delegate
   8FA.    Function and powers of TERC commander
   8FB.    TERC commander’s power to delegate

              Subdivision 2 - Declarations

   8G.     Terrorist emergency may be declared
   8GA.    Evacuation areas may be declared
   8H.     Extension of terrorist emergency beyond 7 days
   8HA.    Extension of terrorist emergency beyond 28 days
   8I.     Relevant person must end terrorist emergency in particular circumstances
   8J.     Dealing with certificates at end of terrorist emergency

           Division 2 - Exercise of powers

              Subdivision 1 - Terrorist emergency officer powers for declared areas

   8K.     Definition for sdiv 1
   8L.     Grounds for exercise of power
   8M.     Power to control movement of persons
   8N.     Power to search a person without a warrant
   8O.     Power to require name, address and date of birth
   8P.     Power to search vehicle without warrant
   8PAA.   Power to collect biometric information
   8PAB.   Power to require access information or assistance
   8PAC.   What power to search or seize a digital device includes

              Subdivision 1A - Terrorist emergency officer powers for declared evacuation areas

   8PA.    Definition for subdivision
   8PB.    Grounds for exercise of power
   8PC.    Power to control movement of persons
   8PD.    Application of particular provisions to terrorist emergency officer

              Subdivision 2 - Other powers

   8Q.     Power to direct officers of government agencies

           Division 3 - Other provisions

   8R.     Report to Minister
   8S.     Tabling of report in Legislative Assembly
   8T.     Review

   PART 3 - CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   9.      Parliament’s intention
   10.     (Repealed)
   11.     CBR emergency powers and powers under other Acts

           Division 2 - Declaring, extending and ending CBR emergencies

   12.     CBR emergency may be declared
   13.     Extension of CBR emergency up to 7 days
   14.     Extension of CBR emergency beyond 7 days
   15.     Ending CBR emergency

           Division 3 - CBRE commander’s coordination responsibility and general powers

              Subdivision 1 - CBRE commander

   16.     Meaning of CBRE commander
   17.     Coordination responsibility
   18.     Powers of CBRE commander
   19.     Power to authorise exercise of particular powers

              Subdivision 2 - Powers available to emergency responders

   20.     CBRE ambulance officers
   21.     CBRE fire officers
   22.     CBRE health officers
   23.     CBRE police officers
   24.     CBRE veterinary officers

           Division 4 - Exercise of powers

   25.     Power to seize property
   26.     Power to destroy seized property
   27.     Power to require name and address
   28.     Power to decontaminate
   29.     Power to medically examine and treat
   30.     Refusal of medical treatment
   31.     Power to give particular directions

           Division 5 - Provisions about detention

              Subdivision 1 - Detention powers

   32.     Power to detain

              Subdivision 2 - Exercise of detention power after first 48 hours

   33.     Continued exercise of detention power after 48 hours
   34.     Application for approval to continue exercising detention power
   35.     Consideration of application
   36.     Appeal

              Subdivision 3 - Other provisions about detention

   37.     Application of sdiv 3
   38.     CBRE commander’s obligations in relation to relevant person
   39.     Application to Supreme Court judge for order ending person’s detention
   40.     Appeal

           Division 6 - Other provisions

   41.     Record of seized property to be kept
   42.     Return etc. of seized property
   43.     Reports

   PART 3A - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMERGENCIES

   43A.    Emergency situation
   43B.    Terrorist emergency
   43C.    CBR emergency
   43D.    Multiple appointments

   PART 3B - SURVEILLANCE DEVICES

   43E.    Power to authorise use of surveillance device
   43F.    Surveillance device authorisation authorises use of existing device
   43G.    When surveillance device authorisation ends
   43H.    When surveillance device authorisation must be revoked
   43I.    Report about surveillance device authorisations
   43J.    Register of surveillance device authorisations

   PART 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

   44.     Protection of employment rights
   45.     Compensation for personal injury
   46.     Compensation for use of, damage to or destruction of property
   47.     Protection from liability
   47A.    Proceedings for offences
   47B.    Use of information obtained under Act
   47C.    Use of particular evidence in proceedings
   48.     Evidentiary provisions
   49.     Application of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 to a direction given by a police officer under this Act
   50.     Powers unaffected by failure to comply with formal provision

   PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2020

   51.     Definitions for part
   52.     Saving of former provisions
   53.     Declaratory provision about effect of amending Act
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