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Parliament Act 2025

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

183: Power to use reasonable force

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"When to use reasonable force to stop or remove someone from Parliament"

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You can be stopped from entering or removed from the parliamentary precincts in certain situations. A parliamentary security officer can use reasonable force when doing this. They can use this force when following rules like section 168(3), section 169(3), and others that relate to searching or removing people from the precincts. You might be removed if you do not follow the rules, such as not showing identification or not letting officers search you. The officer can also use force when seizing items, detaining people, or handcuffing them, as outlined in sections 178(1) and (2)(a), 180(1) and (2), and 181. The officer has to use only the amount of force that is reasonable in the situation, as stated in section 182(2).

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

183Power 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 168(3) (which relates to denying a person entry to, or removing a person from, the parliamentary precincts following a request for identification):
    1. section 169(3) (which relates to denying a person entry to, or removing a person from, the parliamentary precincts following a request to search):
      1. sections 172(3)(b) and (5), 173(2)(b), 174(2)(a), 176(5), and 178(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 178(1) and (2)(a), 180(1) and (2), and 181 (which relate to seizing an item, detaining a person, and handcuffing a detained person):
          1. section 182(2) (which relates to denying a person entry to, or removing a person from, the parliamentary precincts).

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