Summary Offences (Prevention of Knife Crime) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 and the Summary Offences Act 2005 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Summary Offences (Prevention of Knife Crime) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

3 Act amended This part amends the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000.

4 Replacement of s 43A (Unlawful sale of spray paint to minors) Section 43A— omit, insert—

43A Unlawful sale of controlled items or spray paint to minors (1) This section applies if— (a) a police officer— (i) observes a person being sold a thing that the officer reasonably suspects is a controlled item or spray paint; or (ii) reasonably suspects a person has just been sold a controlled item or spray paint; and (b) the officer reasonably suspects the person is under 18 years. (2) The police officer may— (a) ask the person to show acceptable evidence of age of the person; and (b) require the person to produce the thing sold to the person. (3) The police officer may seize the thing if— (a) the person— (i) refuses, or is unable, to show acceptable evidence of age of the person; or (ii) shows acceptable evidence of age showing the person is under 18 years; and (b) the officer reasonably suspects the thing is evidence of an offence against the Summary Offences Act 2005, section 19G, 19I, 23B or 23C. (4) In this section— acceptable evidence of age see the Summary Offences Act 2005, schedule 2. controlled item see the Summary Offences Act 2005, section 19E. spray paint see the Summary Offences Act 2005, schedule 2.