Peace and Good Behaviour Act 1982 (Qld)

Peace and Good Behaviour Act 1982

An Act relating to orders to keep the peace and be of good behaviour; to provide for offences in connection therewith; and for purposes subsidiary thereto

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Peace and Good Behaviour Act 1982.

2 Commencement This Act shall commence on a day appointed by proclamation.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.

4 Objects of Act (1) The main object of this Act is to protect the safety, welfare, security, and peace and good order of the community from risks presented by people engaging in antisocial, disorderly or criminal conduct. (2) Other objects of this Act are to— (a) disrupt and restrict the activities of criminals; and (b) deter criminals from establishing, maintaining or expanding a criminal network; and (c) ensure premises in which criminals habitually gather are unable to be used for antisocial, disorderly or criminal conduct; and (d) ensure premises habitually used by criminals, or connected with serious criminal activity, do not become excessively fortified; and (e) prevent intimidation of the public by criminals; and (f) protect the community's enjoyment of safe and secure neighbourhood environments and public spaces. (3) The objects are achieved by— (a) giving jurisdiction to magistrates to make orders that— (i) require a person to keep the peace and be of good behaviour; or (ii) prevent a person, or group of persons, from doing particular things in relation to a particular area or event, or particular premises; or (iii) prevent disorderly activities from taking place at particular premises; or (iv) require the removal of excessive fortifications from particular premises; and (b) giving power to commissioned officers to make orders, of a duration of no more than 7 days, to prevent a person, or group of persons, from doing particular things in relation to a particular area or event, or particular premises; and (c) giving powers to the police service to ensure the effectiveness of the orders mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b). (4) It is not the Parliament's intention that powers under this Act be exercised in a way that diminishes the freedom of persons in the State to participate in advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial action. (5) In this section— criminal means— (a) a recognised offender; or (b) an associate of a recognised offender; or (c) a participant in a criminal organisation; or (d) a person subject to a control order.