Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts A police officer who
has reason to suspect that a person has committed, or intends to commit, an
offence in or in the view or within hearing of a public place may, in writing
in a form approved by the Commissioner, direct the person to move away from
that place and a surrounding area specified in the direction, and stay away
from it for a period of not more than 24 hours specified in the direction.