Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) For the purposes
of emergency management during a public health state of emergency, any police
officer present in the emergency area may direct the owner, occupier or the
person apparently in charge of any place in the emergency area to close that
place to the public for the period specified in the direction.
(2) During a public
health state of emergency, any police officer present in the emergency area
may exercise any of the powers of an emergency officer under section 180.
(3) A police officer
must not exercise a power under subsection (1) or (2) in a manner that is
contrary to or in conflict with the exercise of a power by an emergency
officer under section 180 or 190(1)(j).