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Parliament Bill

Parliamentary security - Powers and duties of parliamentary security officers - Other powers

181: Power to use reasonable force

You could also call this:

"Parliamentary security officers can use reasonable force to keep everyone safe"

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You might see some changes to the law about what parliamentary security officers can do. They might be able to use a reasonable amount of force when they are doing their job. This could be when they are stopping someone from entering the parliamentary precincts or removing someone from the precincts. You can read more about this in section 169(2), section 170(2), and other sections like 178 and 179. These sections are about things like searching people, seizing items, and detaining people. They are also about stopping people from entering the parliamentary precincts. The law is trying to say that parliamentary security officers should only use as much force as they need to in each situation. This is so they can keep everyone safe. You can look at the different sections to see what the law says about each situation.

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Part 7Parliamentary security
Powers and duties of parliamentary security officers: Other powers

181Power to use reasonable force

  1. A parliamentary security officer may use the amount of force that is reasonable in the circumstances when exercising or performing any of the powers or duties in the following provisions:

  2. section 169(2) (which relates to denying a person entry to, or removing a person from, the parliamentary precincts following a request for identification):
    1. section 170(2) (which relates to denying a person entry to, or removing a person from, the parliamentary precincts following a request to search):
      1. sections 172A(3)(b) and (5), 172B(2)(b), 173(2)(a), 174(5), and 176(2)(b) (which relate to denying a person entry to, or removing a person from, the parliamentary precincts in relation to a detected item):
        1. sections 176(1) and (2)(a), 178(1) and (2), and 179 (which relate to seizing an item, detaining a person, and handcuffing a detained person):
          1. section180(2) (which relates to denying a person entry to, or removing a person from, the parliamentary precincts).