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Police Amendment (Powers of Protective Services Officers) Regulations 2011

S.R. No. 130/2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Amendment to the objectives of the Principal Regulations

6New Part 10 inserted

PART 10—EXERCISE OF POWERS BY PROTECTIVE SERVICES OFFICERS AT A DESIGNATED PLACE

63Definitions

64Designated place

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STATUTORY RULES 2011

S.R. No. 130/2011

Police Regulation Act 1958

Police Amendment (Powers of Protective Services Officers) Regulations 2011

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 22 November 2011

Responsible Minister:

PETER RYAN
Minister for Police and Emergency Services

MATTHEW McBEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Police Regulations 2003 to prescribe designated places for the purposes of section 118D of the Police Regulation Act 1958.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 130 of the Police Regulation Act 1958.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on the day on which section 5 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Act 2011 comes into operation.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Police Regulations 2003[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Amendment to the objectives of the Principal Regulations

(1)In regulation 1(d) of the Principal Regulations, for "dependence." substitute "dependence;".

(2)After regulation 1(d) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(e)to prescribe designated places at which protective services officers may exercise all the powers and have all the responsibilities granted or imposed by section 118D(2) of the Police Regulation Act 1958.".

6New Part 10 inserted

After Part 9 of the Principal Regulations insert—

PART 10—EXERCISE OF POWERS BY PROTECTIVE SERVICES OFFICERS AT A DESIGNATED PLACE

63Definitions

In this Part—

municipal council has the same meaning as Council has in the Local Government Act 1989;

rail premises has the same meaning as it has in the Transport (Conduct) Regulations 2005;

railway premises has the same meaning as it has in the Rail Safety Act 2006.

64Designated place

For the purposes of section 118D of the Act, a place on or within any of the following places is a designated place—

(a)railway premises;

(b)rail premises on or adjoining railway premises including any car parking area on the rail premises;

(c)any roadway or other thoroughfare giving access to the rail premises;

(d)any area on or adjoining the rail premises used by other modes of transport including bus stops and taxi ranks;

(e)any municipal council controlled car park adjoining or in the vicinity of rail premises;

(f)any privately owned or managed land used for a car park or other public transport purposes adjoining or in the vicinity of rail premises.

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 6/2003.  Reprint No. 1 as at 16 March 2006.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 156/2005.  Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 25/2008 and 13/2009.