Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

PUBLIC UNLEASED LAND ACT 2013 - SECT 96

    (1)     This section applies if a police officer or authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     a person is using an area of public unleased land at a particular time; and

        (b)     someone else (the permit-holder ) holds a public unleased land permit to exclusively use the area at the time; and

        (c)     the person is using the area without the consent of the permit-holder.

    (2)     The police officer or authorised person may direct the person to leave the area of permitted public unleased land during the permitted times.

Note     Power to make the direction includes power to amend or repeal the direction (see Legislation Act

, s 46).

    (3)     A direction must be in writing and state—

        (a)     the area of permitted public unleased land; and

        (b)     the permitted times.

Note     Power to make the direction includes power to amend or repeal the direction (see Legislation Act

, s 46).

    (4)     If a police officer or authorised person gives a direction to a person, the police officer or authorised person must tell the person that it is an offence if the person fails to comply with the direction.