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Parliament Bill

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

182: Powers included in power to deny entry to, or remove from, parliamentary precincts

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"Stopping people from entering or removing them from Parliament grounds"

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If you are a parliamentary security officer, you have the power to stop someone from entering the parliamentary precincts or to remove them from the area. This power includes being able to stop someone from entering a specific part of the precincts, like a building. You also have the power to tell someone to take their property, such as a car, with them if you are removing them from the precincts.

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

182Powers included in power to deny entry to, or remove from, parliamentary precincts

  1. In this Part, a parliamentary security officer’s power to deny a person entry to, or remove a person from, the parliamentary precincts includes the following powers:

  2. a power to deny the person entry to, or remove the person from, a particular part of the parliamentary precincts (for example, a building):
    1. if the person is in the parliamentary precincts and has any property (including a motor vehicle) in their possession or control, a power to direct the person to take that property with them.