Police Offences Regulations 2024 (Tas)

Police Offences Regulations 2024

I, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Police Offences Act 1935 .

18 November 2024

A. M. BLOW

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

FELIX ELLIS

Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Police Offences Regulations 2024 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 10 December 2024.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Police Offences Act 1935 ; photographic detection device has the same meaning as in the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ; speeding offence has the same meaning as in the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .

PART 2 - Consumption and Possession of Liquor

4. Public places where liquor consumption is prohibited The following places are prescribed as public places for the purposes of section 25 of the Act: (a) the area of land specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 and known as Franklin Square; (b) the area of land specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 and known as Glenorchy Council Memorial Gardens; (c) the area of land specified in Part 3 of Schedule 1 and known as North Hobart Cultural Park and Skate Park; (d) the area of land specified in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and known as St Davids Park.

5. Public places where liquor consumption periodically prohibited (1) A public place specified in subregulation (2) is prescribed as a public place to which section 25 of the Act applies only during the periods, and at the times, specified for that public place in subregulations (3) , (4) and (5) . (2) For the purposes of subregulation (1) , the public places are as follows: (a) the area of land specified in Part 5 of Schedule 1 and known as Hobart Regatta Grounds; (b) the area of land specified in Part 6 of Schedule 1 and known as Hobart Rivulet Linear Park; (c) the area of land specified in Part 7 of Schedule 1 and known as John Doggett Park; (d) the area of land specified in Part 8 of Schedule 1 and known as Parliament House Grounds; (e) the area of land specified in Part 9 of Schedule 1 and known as Princes Park; (f) the area of land specified in Part 10 of Schedule 1 and known as Salamanca Lawns; (g) the area of land specified in Part 11 of Schedule 1 and known as Soundy Park; (h) the area of land specified in Part 12 of Schedule 1 and known as Tasman Monument; (i) the area of land specified in Part 13 of Schedule 1 and known as University Rose Gardens. (3) For the purposes of the public places specified in subregulation (2)(a) , (b) , (c) , (g) and (i) , the period and time is every day of the year between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. the following day. (4) For the purposes of the public places specified in subregulation (2)(d) , (f) and (h) , the periods and times are – (a) from 10 December in any year to 1 January the following year, inclusive, between the hours of 3 p.m. on any of those days and 10 a.m. the following day; and (b) from 2 January in any year to 9 December in that year, inclusive, between the hours of 10 p.m. on any of those days and 10 a.m. the following day. (5) For the purposes of the public place specified in subregulation (2)(e) , the period and time is every day of the year between the hours of 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. the following day.