Western Australian Current Acts
[Index]
[Table]
[Search]
[Search this Act]
[Notes]
[Noteup]
[Download]
[Help]
TERRORISM (EXTRAORDINARY POWERS) ACT 2005
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
Preamble
PART 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
4. “Reasonably suspects”, meaning of
5. “Terrorist act”, meaning of
PART 2 -- Special police powers
Division 1 -- Preliminary
6. Interpretation
Division 2 -- Commissioner’s warrants
7. Warrant, issue of
8. Warrant, content of
9. Warrant, duration of
Division 3 -- Powers under a Commissioner’s warrant
10. Exercising powers, general matters
11. Target areas, powers in respect of
12. Personal details of certain people may be obtained
13. Certain people may be searched
14. Certain vehicles may be searched
15. Certain places may be entered and searched
16. Seizing things found
Division 5 -- Miscellaneous
19. Government agency, directions to
20. Warrant not open to challenge while in effect
21. Report to Minister and Attorney General about warrant
PART 2A -- Police use of force: ongoing terrorist acts
21A. Interpretation
21B. Non-application of Part to certain officers
21C. Commissioner may declare this Part applies to terrorist act
21D. Declaration must be in writing
21E. Declaration may be revoked
21EA. Revocation must be in writing
21F. Police action authorised under declaration
21G. Part does not limit police powers relating to terrorism
21H. Commissioner’s functions under this Part may be performed by authorised Deputy Commissioner
PART 3 -- Covert search warrants
22. Interpretation
23. Authorising police officers to apply for a covert search warrant
24. Covert search warrant, application for
25. Covert search warrant, procedure for applying for
26. Covert search warrant, issue of
27. Covert search warrant, effect of
28A. Order to provide access to data
28. Execution of covert search warrant, report to judge about
29. No publication of information about covert search warrant
30. Annual report about covert search warrants
PART 4 -- Miscellaneous
31. Commissioner’s functions may be performed by others
31A. Power to appoint special officers
31B. Provisions relating to special officer appointments
31C. Functions of special officers
32. Orders by police officers, offence to not obey
33. Regulations
34. Review of Act
35. Expiry of Act
SCHEDULE 1 -- Ancillary provisions about exercising powers
SCHEDULE 2 -- Searching people
Compilation table
AustLII: Copyright Policy
| Disclaimers
| Privacy Policy
| Feedback