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Parliament Act 2025

Parliamentary security - Consequences of denial of entry to, or removal from, parliamentary precincts

186: Entitlement to enter or re-enter parliamentary precincts if denied entry or removed under section 182 or specific power to deny entry or remove

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"Entering Parliament grounds again if you were stopped or removed"

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You can enter or re-enter the parliamentary precincts if you were denied entry or removed. This happens when a parliamentary security officer is satisfied with certain conditions. The officer must know why you were denied entry or removed. You can enter if the officer no longer thinks you may have committed or are about to commit a specified offence. This is for people denied entry under sections like section 172(3)(b), 173(2)(b), or 178(2)(b). You can also enter if the officer thinks you will behave when allowed to enter the precincts. The parliamentary precincts include all areas, like buildings. A parliamentary security officer who knows why you were denied entry must make this decision. You are allowed to enter or re-enter if you meet these conditions.

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Part 7Parliamentary security
Consequences of denial of entry to, or removal from, parliamentary precincts

186Entitlement to enter or re-enter parliamentary precincts if denied entry or removed under section 182 or specific power to deny entry or remove

  1. This section applies to a person denied entry to, or removed from, the parliamentary precincts under any of the following sections:

  2. sections 172(3)(b), 173(2)(b), and 178(2)(b) (which relate to denying a person entry to, or removing a person from, the parliamentary precincts in relation to an item in the person’s possession):
    1. section 182(2) (which relates to the general power to deny entry to, or remove a person from, the parliamentary precincts).

      1. The person is entitled to enter or re-enter the parliamentary precincts if a parliamentary security officer is satisfied that,—

      2. in the case of a person denied entry or removed under section 172(3)(b), 173(2)(b), or 178(2)(b), the officer no longer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person—
        1. may recently have committed a specified offence; or
          1. may be about to commit such an offence:
          2. in the case of a person denied entry or removed under section 182(2), the person will not behave in a way described in section 182(1)(a) to (c) if allowed to enter the parliamentary precincts.

            1. The parliamentary security officer must be an officer who is aware of the reasons why the person was denied entry to, or removed from, the parliamentary precincts.

            2. In this section, parliamentary precincts includes, if applicable, a particular part of the parliamentary precincts (for example, a building).

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