Gangs Act 2024

Prohibition on display of gang insignia in public places

8: Exceptions to prohibition

You could also call this:

“When you can show gang symbols in public”

You are allowed to show gang symbols in public places in some special cases. These cases are when the display is for a good reason and makes sense in that situation. The good reasons include:

You can show gang symbols for real art or to teach people about gangs. It’s okay if it’s part of news reports or stories about what’s happening. You can also show gang symbols in documentaries on TV or other media. Police and other law enforcers can use gang symbols when they’re doing their job. If there’s a gravestone or marker on a grave that was put up before this law started, it can stay there even if it has gang symbols. Lastly, you can use gang symbols to train or give information to people who work for the government or local councils.

Remember, in all these cases, the use of gang symbols must make sense for what you’re trying to do. If it doesn’t make sense or isn’t needed, you still can’t show the symbols in public.

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Part 2 Prohibition on display of gang insignia in public places

8Exceptions to prohibition

  1. Section 7 does not apply if the display of gang insignia in a public place—

  2. was for, or relates to, any of the following purposes:
    1. a genuine artistic or educational purpose:
      1. media reporting of news, observations on news, or current affairs:
        1. the broadcast of a documentary:
          1. law enforcement:
            1. a headstone or grave marker erected before the commencement of this Act:
              1. providing training or information to persons carrying out work for a government agency or local authority; and
              2. was, in the circumstances, reasonable for that purpose.