- Act 44 of 1935 - Royal Assent 25 October 1935 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART I - Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Section 2 3. Interpretation PART II - General Police Provisions Division I - Drunkenness, vagrancy, indecency, and other public annoyances 4. Drunkenness when in charge of vehicle or in possession of dangerous weapon 4A. Custody of intoxicated persons 4B. Provisions relating to persons held in custody 4C. Declaration of places of safety 5. Section 5 6. Section 6 6A. Display of certain insignia, &c., prohibited 6B. Search, seizure and forfeiture of prohibited items 6C. Display of Nazi symbols prohibited, &c. 6D. Performance of Nazi gestures, &c., prohibited 7. Loiterers, &c. 7A. Loitering near children 7B. Possession of implement or instrument 8. Begging, imposition, &c. 9. Section 9 10. Disorderly houses 11. Section 11 12. Prohibited language and behaviour 13. Public annoyance 13A. Observation or recording in breach of privacy 13B. Publishing or distributing prohibited visual recording 13C. Possession of prohibited visual recording 13D. Persons who are not criminally responsible for an offence under section 13A or 13B 14. Public decency Division IA - Offences relating to trespass to lands 14A. Peering into dwelling-houses, &c. 14B. Unlawful entry on land, &c. 14C. Names and addresses of offenders may be required 14D. Alternative convictions Division II - Offences relating to good order and safety 15. Section 15 15A. Section 15A 15B. Dispersal of persons 15C. Dangerous articles 15CA. Graffiti and graffiti equipment 15D. Use, carriage and possession of crossbows 15E. Body armour 15F. Laser pointers 16. Street entertainment 17. Chimneys on fire 18. Discharge of distress signals 17A. Section 17A 17B. Section 17B 19. Poisoned substances 19AA. Dangerous junk 19A. Sports venues 20. Misbehaviour at public meetings Division III - Consorting 20A. Interpretation of Division III 20B. Object of Division III 20C. Consorting 20D. Official warnings 20E. Review of decision to authorise giving of official warning 20F. Review of Division 20AA. Section 20AA 20G. Section 20G 20H. Section 20H 20I. Section 20I 20J. Section 20J 20K. Section 20K 20L. Section 20L 20M. Section 20M 20N. Section 20N Division IIIA - Prohibited behaviour 21. Prohibited behaviour 21A. Unlawfully administering drug, &c. 22. Section 22 23. Section 23 24. Section 24 24A. Section 24A 24B. Section 24B Division IV - Consumption of liquor 25. Consumption of liquor in streets, &c. Division V - Sale or supply of liquor to youths 26. Sale or supply of liquor to youths 27. Section 27 28. Section 28 29. Section 29 30. Section 30 31. Section 31 32. Section 32 Division VI - . . . . . . . . 33. Section 33 34. Section 34 34A. Section 34A Division VII - Offences against public authority 34B. Resistance to, and obstruction of, public officers prohibited PART III - Injuries to the Person 35. Common assault and aggravated assault 35A. Tattooing, body piercing and body modification 36. Injury by driving, &c. PART IV - Injuries to Property 37. Offences relating to property 37AAA. Interference with war memorials 37AA. Unlawfully setting fire to property PART IVA - Offences Involving Vehicles Division 1 - Motor vehicle stealing, &c. 37A. Interpretation 37B. Motor vehicle stealing 37C. Procuring the hire or use of a motor vehicle by fraud, &c. 37D. Summary prosecution of offenders 37E. Penalty 37F. Disqualification from driving 37G. Requirement of owner or registered operator to provide details 37GA. Notice of demand 37GB. Statutory declaration naming driver or occupant of vehicle 37H. Application of section 18 of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 37I. Tampering with vehicles 37J. Excessive noise, smoke, &c., from vehicles 37JA. Use of spotlights on vehicles on public streets Division 2 - Confiscation and clamping of vehicles for certain offences Subdivision 1 - Preliminary 37K. Interpretation of Division 37L. Application of Division 37M. Punishment under Division additional to other punishment 37MA. Special compulsory penalty for prescribed offences Subdivision 2 - Clamping and confiscation of vehicles 37N. Clamping and confiscation of vehicles 37O. Period of clamping or confiscation for first prescribed offence 37P. Period of clamping or confiscation for second prescribed offence 37Q. Period of clamping or confiscation for third or subsequent prescribed offence 37QA. Period of clamping or confiscation for evasion vehicle 37QB. Evasion vehicle may be forfeited 37R. Transportation of vehicle to holding yard 37S. Unlawful interference with, or removal of, confiscated vehicle 37SA. Unlawful interference with clamped vehicle, &c. 37T. Notice of clamping or confiscation to be given 37U. Content of notice for first offence 37V. Content of notice for second or subsequent offence 37VA. Content of notice for evasion offence 37W. Advice to registered operator of date of hearing 37X. Costs of confiscation Subdivision 3 - Forfeiture orders 37Y. Application for forfeiture of vehicles 37Z. Defence to show no knowledge and consent 37ZA. Powers for enforcing forfeiture order 37ZB. Third party protection from forfeiture order Subdivision 4 - Unclamping and recovery, &c., of vehicles 37ZC. Unclamping or recovery of vehicle clamped or confiscated for prescribed offence 37ZD. Unclamping or recovery of vehicle clamped or confiscated for second or subsequent prescribed offence 37ZE. Clamped or confiscated vehicle may be unclamped or returned in certain circumstances 37ZF. Unclamping or return of vehicle in case of severe hardship upon conviction 37ZG. Return of vehicle if offending driver not convicted, &c. Subdivision 5 - Disposal of vehicles, &c. 37ZH. Disposal of confiscated vehicle 37ZI. Disposal of forfeited vehicle 37ZJ. Voluntary transfer of ownership of vehicle to Crown 37ZK. Clamped or confiscated vehicle not to be sold or disposed of 37ZL. Application of proceeds of sale Subdivision 6 - Miscellaneous 37ZLA. Power of Commissioner to authorise unclamping 37ZM. Protection from liability PART V - Offences Involving Dishonesty 38. Section 38 38A. Making off without payment 38B. Stealing with force 39. Possession of stolen property 39A. Section 39A 40. Section 40 41. Advertising reward for return of stolen property 42. Taking or using animal, vehicle, or vessel without owner's consent 43. Finding property PART VA - Offences Relating to Computers 43A. Computer-related fraud 43B. Damaging computer data 43C. Unauthorized access to a computer 43D. Insertion of false information as data 43E. Extra-territorial application of this Part 43F. Period during which complaint may be made PART VI - Miscellaneous Offences Division I - Bogus advertisements and false notices 44. Bogus advertisements 44A. False reports to police Division II - . . . . . . . . 45. Section 45 46. Section 46 Division IIA - Setting of traps 46A. Section 46A Division III - Motor-vehicle races and reliability trials 47. Interpretation 48. No motor-vehicle race to be held without a permit 49. Power of Commissioner of Police to grant permit Division IIIAA - Activities on public streets 49AA. Interpretation of Division 49AB. Public street permits Division IIIA - Public entertainments 49A. Interpretation 49B. Power of Commissioner to control public entertainments 49C. Section 49C Division IV - . . . . . . . . 50. Section 50 51. Section 51 52. Section 52 53. Section 53 54. Section 54 PART VII - Powers of Police Officers and Other Persons Division I - Arrest 55. Arrest 55A. Names and addresses of offenders 56. Procedure on arrest Division II - Entry and search 57. Power of police officers to enter certain places 57A. Searching of hawkers, &c. 57B. Section 57B 58. Search of persons for poison 58A. Power to search for liquor 58B. Search of accused person in custody Division III - Search warrants 59. Section 59 60. Commissioner's warrant Division IV - Infringement notices 61. Infringement notices 62. Payments into Public Account PART VIII - Declaration of Crime Scenes and Serious Incident Sites Division 1 - Crime scenes 63. Declaration of crime scene 63A. Authority at crime scene Division 2 - Serious incident sites 63B. Declaration of serious incident site 63C. Authority at serious incident site PART IX - Procedure and Supplemental Provisions 64. Accomplice 65. Power of court, upon neglect to prosecute, court to order another person to proceed 66. Provision relating to determination of certain questions by courts 67. Averment of age prima facie proof 67A. Evidentiary provision 68. Procedure for seized firearms 69. Disposal of property forfeited to Crown 70. Section 70 71. Section 71 72. Section 72 73. Act not to affect rights of the Crown 74. Regulations SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]