Bill
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2019-04-11. Home Affairs portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Home Affairs
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-09-12
- second reading — 2018-09-12
- other — 2019-04-11
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-09-12.
The bill would give police and protective service officers new powers at major airports.
They could direct people to show identification, leave the airport, or not take a flight for up to 24 hours.
An identity check direction could be issued if the officer suspects a person has committed an offence punishable by 12 months or more imprisonment, or considers it necessary for aviation security.
- Creates identity check, move-on and ancillary directions at major airports.
- Allows the relevant Minister to determine which airports the new powers apply to.
- Introduces offences for failing to comply with a direction.
Constables and protective service officers at major airports, and people at those airports.
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