(2) Subject to subsection (3), a police officer may, pursuant to a special authorisation, by order prohibit or restrict access by vehicles, vessels or pedestrians to the target area of the special authorisation.
(3) The period that a public road, waterway or right of way may be closed, prohibited or restricted under this section must not exceed 24 hours unless the order under subsection (1) or (2) is confirmed by the Commissioner before the end of the initial or a prior 24 hours.
(4) An order under this section may be given orally, and if an oral direction is given by a police officer to a group of individuals, it is deemed to have been given to each member of the group if the oral direction is made in a manner which is likely to be audible to all the members of the group or as many of them as reasonably practicable.
(5) If an individual, or a driver or person in charge of a vehicle or vessel, fails to comply with an order given under this section by a police officer, the police officer may use such force as is reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with that order, including the use of lethal weapons.
(6) An individual, or a driver or person in charge of a vehicle or vessel, commits an offence if the individual, driver or person, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with an order of a police officer under this section when required to do so.
(7) An individual, or a driver or person, who is guilty of an offence under subsection (6) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
Power to control movement or conduct of individuals
20.—(1) A police officer may, pursuant to a special authorisation, direct any individual or group of individuals within the target area of the special authorisation—
- (a) to go to a particular premises or place which is outside of any cordoned area within the target area; or
- (b) not to enter a particular premises or place which is outside of any cordoned area within the target area.
