Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL LAW (UNLAWFUL CONSORTING AND PROHIBITED INSIGNIA) ACT 2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Family member
            
   5.      Act binds Crown

   PART 2 -- Consorting contrary to unlawful consorting notices

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   6.      Terms used
            
   7.      Child sex offence
            
   8.      Objects of Part

           Division 2 -- Unlawful consorting notices  

   9.      Issue of unlawful consorting notice
            
   10.     Content of unlawful consorting notice
            
   11.     Service of unlawful consorting notice
            
   12.     Further service of unlawful consorting notice when served orally
            
   13.     Duration of unlawful consorting notice
            
   14.     Correcting mistakes in unlawful consorting notice
            
   15.     Revocation of unlawful consorting notice
            
   16.     Variation of unlawful consorting notice
            
   17.     Offence of consorting contrary to unlawful consorting notice
            
   18.     Defences to charge of consorting contrary to unlawful consorting notice

           Division 3 -- Police powers  

   19.     Police powers relating to unlawful consorting notices
            
   20.     Offence of failure to comply with directions of police officer

   PART 3 -- Prohibited insignia and consorting contrary to dispersal notices

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   21.     Terms used
            
   22.     Insignia of identified organisation
            
   23.     Objects of Part

           Division 2 -- Prohibited insignia

              Subdivision 1 -- Display of insignia of identified organisations in public places prohibited  

   24.     Display of insignia of identified organisation in public place
            
   25.     Offence of displaying insignia of identified organisation in public place
            
   25A.    Liability of officers for offence by body corporate
            
   26.     Defences to charge of displaying insignia of identified organisation in public place

              Subdivision 2 -- Insignia removal notices  

   27.     Issue of insignia removal notice
            
   28.     Content of insignia removal notice
            
   29.     Service of insignia removal notice
            
   30.     Duration of insignia removal notice
            
   31.     Correcting mistakes in insignia removal notice
            
   32.     Revocation of insignia removal notice
            
   33.     Offence of hindering removal or modification of prohibited things under insignia removal notice

              Subdivision 3 -- Police powers  

   34.     Police powers relating to insignia removal notice
            
   35.     No compensation under this Part

           Division 3 -- Consorting contrary to dispersal notices

              Subdivision 1 -- Dispersal notices  

   36.     Issue of dispersal notice
            
   37.     Content of dispersal notice
            
   38.     Service of dispersal notice
            
   39.     Duration of dispersal notice
            
   40.     Correcting mistakes in dispersal notice
            
   41.     Revocation of dispersal notice
            
   42.     Offence of consorting contrary to dispersal notice
            
   43.     Defences to charge of consorting contrary to dispersal notice

              Subdivision 2 -- Police powers  

   44.     Police powers relating to issue and service of dispersal notices
            
   45.     Police powers in relation to dispersal notices that have been served and issued
            
   46.     Offence of failure to comply with directions of police officer

   PART 4 -- Monitoring  

   47.     Terms used
            
   48.     Parliamentary Commissioner to monitor exercise of powers
            
   49.     Powers for entry and inspection of records
            
   50.     Powers to obtain information relevant to inspections
            
   51.     Authorised recording, disclosure or use of information
            
   52.     Parliamentary Commissioner may recommend revocation or variation of unlawful consorting notices
            
   53.     Commissioner of Police to report on use of police powers to Parliamentary Commissioner
            
   54.     Parliamentary Commissioner to report on monitoring activities
            
   55.     Jurisdiction under Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 not limited

   PART 5 -- Miscellaneous  

   56.     Proof of service
            
   57.     Protection from personal liability
            
   58.     Delegation by Commissioner of Police of revocation or variation functions
            
   59.     Delegation by Commissioner of Police of insignia removal function
            
   60.     Delegation by Parliamentary Commissioner
            
   61.     Regulations
            
   62.      Review of Act

   PART 6 -- Other Acts amended

           Division 1 -- Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 amended  

   63.     Act amended
            
   64.     Schedule 2 amended

           Division 2 -- The Criminal Code amended  

   65.     Act amended
            
   66.     Section 557J deleted
            
   68.     Schedule 1 clause 4 inserted
            
   4.      Transitional provisions for Criminal Law (Unlawful Consorting and Prohibited Insignia) Act 2021 50
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Child sex offences
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Identified organisations