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C2024C00709 (C07)
14 October 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
5 Definitions
6 Orders identifying court premises
7 This Act binds the Crown
8 Extension to external Territories
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Part 2—Security officers and authorised court officers
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Division 1—Appointment of security officers and authorised court officers
9 Appointment of security officers
10 Appointment of authorised court officers
11 Appointment may relate to any court premises
12 Identity cards
13 Exception to requirement to issue identity card
Division 2—Requests that may be made of persons seeking to enter, or on, court premises
14 Requests relating to screening etc.
15 Requests relating to identification etc.
16 Requests to leave dangerous items for safekeeping
17 Requests relating to recording, data storage and transmitting devices
18 Offence—non compliance with a request under section 17
19 Requests to undergo a frisk search
Division 3—Power to refuse entry to or direct a person to leave court premises etc.
20 Non compliance with request under Division 2
21 Harassment etc.
22 General directions power
23 Offence—non compliance with a direction
Division 4—Power to prevent entry to or remove a person from court premises etc.
24 Non compliance with a request under Division 2 or direction under Division 3
25 Harassment etc.
26 Use of force in exercising power under this Division
27 Power to seize dangerous item
28 Power to detain a person
Division 5—Power to escort people to and from court premises
29 Security officer may escort people
30 Use of force in escorting
31 General directions power
32 Offence—non compliance with a direction
Division 6—General provisions about exercise of security officers’ and authorised court officers’ powers
33 Where powers may be exercised
34 Production of identification when exercising power as a security officer or an authorised court officer
Division 7—Complaints about security officers and authorised court officers
35 Complaints about security officers and authorised court officers
36 Reports to Ombudsman about complaints
37 Complaints to administrative head of Family Court of Western Australia
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Part 3—Offences
38 Offence—possessing weapon on court premises
39 Offence—making an unauthorised recording or transmission on court premises
40 Offence—obstructing entry to, or activity on, court premises
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Part 4—Court security orders
41 Making a court security order
42 Application for a court security order
43 Interim court security order
44 When a court security order has effect
45 Variation and revocation
45A Application for variation or revocation
46 Offence—non compliance with a court security order
47 Maker of court security order need not be disqualified from certain proceedings
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Part 5—Miscellaneous
48 Immunity of security officers and authorised court officers
48A Disposal of dangerous items after 6 months
49 Compensation for damage to recording, data storage or transmitting devices
50 Relationship between this Act and other powers and laws
51 Delegation
52 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history