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Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act 1971

No. 26, 1971

Compilation No. 18

Compilation date:   11 May 2018

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 31, 2018

Registered:    25 May 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act 1971 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 May 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Interpretation
5 When assembly is in relation to protected premises or a protected person
5A Application of the Criminal Code
Part II—Provisions applying in Commonwealth Territories and on Commonwealth premises
6 Assemblies involving violence or apprehension of violence
7 Causing actual bodily harm or damage to property
8 Dispersal of certain assemblies
9 Unreasonable obstruction
10 Weapons, missiles etc.
11 Additional offences on premises in a Territory
12 Additional offences on Commonwealth premises
13 Evidence
Part IIA—Provisions relating to premises of certain investigatory authorities
13A Interpretation
13B Application of Part
13C Power of authorised officer to require information
13D Power of authorised officer to search a person or require a person to deposit personal effects
13E Removal from authority premises
13F Person not to carry firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on authority