Court Security Act 2013 (Cth)

Court Security Act 2013

No. 128, 2013

Compilation No. 7

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Court Security Act 2013 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents 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 Part 2—Security officers and authorised court officers 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 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 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 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 Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes Endnote 2—Abbreviation key Endnote 3—Legislation history Endnote 4—Amendment history