Warrantless Hand-Held Scanning Powers for Police to Detect Weapons
Police Powers and Responsibilities (Making Jack's Law Permanent) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Topics
counter terrorism police powers preventative detention public safety search and seizure weapon detection
Introduced by: The Hon Daniel Purdie MP (LNP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Police can use hand-held scanners without a warrant at licensed premises, transport hubs, shopping centres and sporting venues.
Police can follow a person into a public place to finish a scan.
Senior police officers can authorize scanning in other public places for up to 12 hours.
Police can require a person to produce an object if a scanner detects metal.
Police can search a person without a warrant if they refuse a scan.
The Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005 stays in force until 16 December 2040.