South Australia: Serious and Organised Crime (Control) Act 2008 (SA)

South Australia Serious and Organised Crime (Control) Act 2008 An Act to provide for the making of declarations and orders for the purpose of disrupting and restricting the activities of criminal organisations, their members and associates; and for other purposes. Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Objects 5 Standard of proof 5A Criminal intelligence 6 Extra‑territorial operation 7 Delegation Part 2—Declared organisations 9 Commissioner may apply for declaration 10 Publication of notice of application 11 Court may make declaration 12 Notice of declaration 13 Duration of declaration 14 Revocation of declaration 15 Procedure at hearings 17 Making of subsequent declaration 18 Practice and procedure 19 Appeal 20 Change of name etc 21 Evidentiary Part 3—Control orders 22 Court may make control order 22A Interim control orders 22B Duration of control order or interim control order 22C Variation or revocation 22D Right to object if interim order made ex parte 22E Consequential and ancillary orders 22F Appeal 22G Evidentiary 22H Automatic revocation of order 22I Offence to contravene or fail to comply with control order Part 4—Public safety orders Division 1—Making of public safety orders 23 Senior police officer may make public safety order 24 Variation and revocation of public safety order 25 Certain variations and orders must be authorised by Court 26 Right of objection 27 Procedure on hearing of notice of objection 28 Appeals to Supreme Court 29 Disclosure of reasons and criminal intelligence Division 2—Service and notification 30 Service and notification 31 Urgent orders Division 3—Enforcement and evidentiary provisions 32 Offence to contravene or fail to comply with public safety order 33 Power to search premises and vehicles 33A Principles of equity and good conscience 34 Evidentiary Part 5—Offences 34A Permitting premises to be habitually used as place of resort by members of declared organisation 34B Recruiting person to become member of declared organisation 35 Criminal associations 36 Provision of personal details Part 6—Corresponding orders Division 1—Preliminary 37 Interpretation 38 Service Division 2—Registration of corresponding declarations 39 Application may be made by Commissioner 39A Registration of corresponding declaration 39B Notice of registration 39C Commencement and effect of registered corresponding declaration Division 3—Cancellation of registration 39D Revocation in jurisdiction where corresponding declaration originally made 39E Cancellation of registration of corresponding declaration by Court 39F Cancellation of registration of corresponding declaration at request of Commissioner 39G Notice of cancellation or expiry of registration of corresponding declaration 39H Effect of cancellation or expiry of registration of corresponding declaration Division 4—Registration of corresponding control orders 39I Application may be made by Commissioner 39J Registration of corresponding control order 39K Referral of application to Court for adaptation or modification 39L Expiry of registration 39M Notice of registration 39N Commencement and effect of registered corresponding control order Division 5—Variation and cancellation of registered corresponding control order 39O Variation or revocation in jurisdiction where corresponding control order originally made 39P Cancellation of registration of corresponding control order by Court 39Q Cancellation of registration of corresponding control order at request of Commissioner 39R Registration of corresponding control order cancelled automatically in certain circumstances 39S Proof of making or variation of corresponding control order not required on proceedings for breach Part 7—Miscellaneous 39T General provisions on service of applications, orders and other documents 39U Representation of unincorporated group 39V Application of Act to children 39W Costs 39X Joint and several liability 39Y Use of evidence or information for purposes of Act 39Z Presumption as to membership 40 Immunity from liability 42 Prosecution of offence as a summary offence 42A Review of operation of Act 43 Regulations Legislative history The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Serious and Organised Crime (Control) Act 2008. 3—Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears— authorisation order means an order of the Court under section 25; Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police; control order means a control order made by the Court under Part 3 (but does not include an interim control order); conviction means a finding of guilt by a court, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded; corresponding control order means an order made under a provision of a law of another State or Territory that is prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this definition; corresponding declaration means a declaration or order made under a provision of a law of another State or Territory that is prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this definition; Court— (a) in Part 2, Part 3 and Part 6, means the Supreme Court; (b) in Part 4, means the Magistrates Court; criminal intelligence means information relating to actual or suspected criminal activity (whether in this State or elsewhere) the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to prejudice criminal investigations, to enable the discovery of the existence or identity of a confidential source of information relevant to law enforcement or to endanger a person's life or physical safety; declared organisation means an organisation subject to a declaration under Part 2 or a registered corresponding declaration that is in force under Part 6; interim control order means an interim control order made by the Court under section 22A; member, in relation to an organisation, includes— (a) in the case of an organisation that is a body corporate—a director or an officer of the body corporate; and (b) in any case— (i) an associate member or prospective member (however described) of the organisation; and (ii) a person who identifies himself or herself, in some way, as belonging to the organisation; organisation means any incorporated body or unincorporated group (however structured), whether or not the body or group is based outside South Australia, consists of persons who are not ordinarily resident in South Australia or is part of a larger organisation; personal details, in relation to a person, means— (a) the person's full name; and (b) the person's date of birth; and (c) the address of where the person is living; and (d) the address of where the person usually lives; and (e) the person's business address; public safety order means an order made by a senior police officer under section 23; respondent— (a) in Part 3, means the person to whom a control order or interim control order, or application for such an order, relates; and (b) in Part 6, means the organisation the subject of a corresponding declaration or the person the subject of a corresponding control order (as the case may be); senior police officer means a police officer of or above the rank of inspector; serious criminal activity means the commission of serious criminal offences; serious criminal offences means— (a) indictable offences (other than indictable offences of a kind prescribed by regulation); or (b) summary offences of a kind prescribed by regulation; or (c) offences under the law of another jurisdiction consisting of conduct that would, if engaged in in this State, be offences of a kind specified in paragraph (a) or (b). 4—Objects (1) The objects of this Act are— (a) to disrupt and restrict the activities of— (i) organisations involved in serious crime; and (ii) the members and associates of such organisations; and (b) to protect members of the public from violence associated with such criminal organisations. (2) Without derogating from subsection (1), it is not the intention of the Parliament that the powers in this Act be used in a manner that would diminish the freedom of persons in this State to participate in advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial action. 5—Standard of proof (1) Any question of fact to be decided by a court in proceedings under this Act is to be decided on the balance of probabilities. (2) This section does not apply in relation to proceedings for an offence against this Act. 5A—Criminal intelligence (1) In any proceedings under this Act before a court, the court— (a) must, on the application of the Commissioner, take steps to maintain the confidentiality of information properly classified by the Commissioner as criminal intelligence, including steps to receive evidence and hear argument about the information in private in the absence of the parties to the proceedings and their representatives; and (b) may take evidence consisting of or relating to information so classified by the Commissioner by way of affidavit of a police officer of or above the rank of superintendent. (3) The duties imposed on a court by subsection (1) in relation to proceedings under this Act apply to any court dealing (whether on an appeal under this, or another, Act or otherwise) with information properly classified under this Act as criminal intelligence or with the question of whether information has been properly classified under this Act by the Commissioner as criminal intelligence. 6—Extra‑territorial operation It is the intention of the Parliament that this Act apply within the State and outside the State to the full extent of the extra‑territorial legislative capacity of the Parliament. 7—Delegation The Commissioner— (a) may not delegate the function of classifying information as criminal intelligence for the purposes of this Act except to a Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Police; and (b) may not delegate any other function or power of the Commissioner under this Act except to a senior police officer. Part 2—Declared organisations 9—Commissioner may apply for declaration (1) The Commissioner may apply to the Court for a declaration under this Part in relation to an organisation. (2) The application must— (a) be in writing; and (b) identify the particular organisation in respect of which the declaration is sought; and (c) describe the nature of the organisation and any of its distinguishing characteristics; and (d) set out the grounds on which the declaration is sought; and (e) set out the information supporting the grounds on which the declaration is sought; and (f) set out details of any previous application for a declaration in respect of the organisation and the outcome of that application; and (g) be supported by at least 1 affidavit from a police officer, verifying the contents of the application. (3) The application may identify the organisation by specifying the name of the organisation or the name by which the organisation is commonly known or by providing other particulars identifying the organisation. (6) Subject to subsection (7), the Commissioner must make a copy of an application under this section, and any affidavit supporting the application, available for inspection by— (a) any person who satisfies the Commissioner that he or she is a representative of the organisation; and (b) any person who is alleged in an affidavit supporting the application to be a member or former member of the organisation; and (c) any person who satisfies the Commissioner that he or she is a member or former member of the organisation or other person who may be directly affected (whether or not adversely) by the outcome of the application; and (d) any other person whom the Court considers should be provided with an opportunity to inspect the application and supporting affidavits. (7) Nothing in subsection (6) authorises or requires the disclosure of information properly classified by the Commissioner as criminal intelligence. 10—Publication of notice of application (1) If the Commissioner makes an application under section 9 in relation to an organisation, the Commissioner must as soon as practicable publish a notice in the Gazette and a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State— (a) specifying that an application has been made for a declaration under this Part in respect of the organisation; and (b) specifying that there may be serious consequences for members of the organisation and other persons if the declaration is made; and (c) advising interested parties of their rights in relation to making or providing submissions to the Court at the hearing of the application; and (d) specifying the manner in which interested parties may inspect or apply to inspect a copy of the application; and (e) specifying the date, time and place of the hearing. (2) In this section— interested party, in relation to an application, means an organisation or person who would, under section 15, be entitled to make an oral submission or provide a written submission to the Court at the hearing of the application. 11—Court may make declaration (1) The Court may make a declaration on an application made under this Part in relation to an organisation if satisfied that— (a) members of the organisation associate for the purpose of organising, planning, facilitating, supporting or engaging in serious criminal activity; and (b) the organisation represents a risk to public safety and order in this State. (2) In considering whether or not to make a declaration, the Court may have regard to the following: (a) information suggesting that a link exists between the organisation and serious criminal activity; (b) any convictions recorded against— (i) current or former members of the organisation; or (ii) persons who associate, or have associated, with members of the organisation; (c) information suggesting that— (i) current or former members of the organisation; or (ii) persons who associate, or have associated, with members of the organisation, have been, or are, involved in serious criminal activity, whether directly or indirectly and whether or not the involvement resulted in convictions; (d) information suggesting that members of an interstate or overseas chapter or branch of the organisation (however described) associate for the purpose of organising, planning, facilitating, supporting or engaging in serious criminal activity; (e) anything else the Court considers relevant. (3) A declaration may be made whether or not any of the persons who are entitled to make or provide submissions in relation to the application take advantage of that opportunity. (4) Members of an organisation may associate for the purposes of this section in any manner including merely by being members of the organisation. (5) The Court may, for the purposes of making the declaration, be satisfied that members of the organisation associate for the purpose of organising, planning, facilitating, supporting or engaging in serious criminal activity— (a) whether all the members associate for that purpose or only some of the members; and (b) whether members associate for that purpose in relation to the same serious criminal activity or different serious criminal activity; and (c) whether or not the members also associate for other purposes. 12—Notice of declaration (1) As soon as practicable after the making of a declaration under this Part, the Commissioner must publish notice of the declaration in the Gazette and in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State. (2) Unless the Court otherwise directs, the declaration is of no effect until notice of it is published under subsection (1). 13—Duration of declaration A declaration made under this Part remains in force unless and until it is revoked in accordance with this Part. 14—Revocation of declaration (1) The Court may, at any time, revoke a declaration made under this Part in relation to an organisation on application— (a) by the Commissioner; or (b) by— (i) the organisation; or (ii) a person who made or provided submissions in relation to the application for the declaration; or (iii) with the permission of the Court— (A) any other member or former member of the organisation or person directly affected (whether or not adversely) by the declaration; or (B) any other person whom the Court considers should, in the interests of justice, be entitled to make the application. (2) An application may not be made under subsection (1)(b) except with the permission of the Court if— (a) an application has been made in relation to the organisation under that paragraph (whether by the same or a different applicant) within the preceding period of 12 months; or (b) an application has been made in relation to the organisation under that paragraph (whether by the same or a different applicant) and that application has not been finally determined. (3) An application under subsection (1) must— (a) be in writing; and (b) set out the grounds on which revocation is sought; and (c) set out the information supporting the grounds on which revocation is sought; and (d) be supported by at least 1 affidavit from the applicant verifying the contents of the application. (6) If an application is made under subsection (1)(b), the applicant must, as soon as practicable, serve on the Commissioner a copy of the application and any supporting affidavit. (7) If an application is made under subsection (1), the Commissioner must, as soon as practicable, publish a notice in the Gazette and a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State— (a) specifying that an application has been made for revocation of a declaration under this Part in respect of the organisation; and (b) advising interested parties of their rights in relation to making or providing submissions to the Court at the hearing of the application; and (c) specifying the manner in which interested parties may inspect or apply to inspect a copy of the application; and (d) specifying the date, time and place of the hearing. (9) A declaration may be revoked on an application under subsection (1) if the Court is satisfied that, as at the time at which the application for revocation is made and heard, there would not be grounds for the making of a declaration in relation to the organisation. (10) The Commissioner must, as soon as practicable after a declaration is revoked— (a) make reasonable efforts to give notice of the revocation to any person who made or provided a submission in relation to the making of the declaration; and (b) publish notice of the revocation in the Gazette and in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State. (11) In this section— interested party, in relation to an application, means an organisation or person who would, under section 15, be entitled to make an oral submission or provide a written submission to the Court at the hearing of the application. 15—Procedure at hearings (1) At the hearing of an application under this Part, the following are entitled to make oral submissions, personally or through a legal representative, to the Court and, with the permission of the Court, to provide, in accordance with any requirements of the Court, written submissions: (a) the Commissioner; (b) the organisation to which the application relates; (c) any person who is alleged in an affidavit supporting the application to be a member or former member of the organisation; (d) any person who is a member or former member of the organisation or other person who may be directly affected (whether or not adversely) by the outcome of the application; (e) any other person whom the Court considers should, in the interests of justice, be entitled to make submissions. (2) A person or organisation referred to in subsection (1) who is not the applicant (an interested party) may, in accordance with any requirements of the Court, file with the Court 1 or more affidavits in response to the application. (3) The applicant may, with the permission of the Court, file with the Court 1 or more affidavits in response to any affidavit filed by an interested party. (4) At the hearing of an application under this Part, the applicant or an interested party may adduce oral evidence, or cross‑examine a person who has given oral evidence or provided an affidavit, if the Court considers, on application, or on its own initiative, that it is in the interests of justice to permit the evidence or the cross‑examination. (5) If the applicant or an interested party applies to adduce oral evidence or cross‑examine a person who has given oral evidence or provided an affidavit, the Court may, before deciding whether to allow the evidence or to allow the cross‑examination, require the applicant or interested party to file a notice of contention specifying fully and in detail the grounds on which the application is made. 17—Making of subsequent declaration For the avoidance of doubt, nothing prevents the making of a declaration in relation to an organisation that has been the subject of a previous declaration which has been revoked. 18—Practice and procedure In proceedings under this Part, the Court— (a) is not bound by the rules of evidence but may inform itself on any matter as it thinks fit; and (b) must act according to equity, good conscience and the substantial merits of the case without regard to technicalities and legal forms. 19—Appeal The commencement of an appeal under the Supreme Court Act 1935 against a declaration made under this Part does not, of itself, affect the operation of the declaration to which the appeal relates. 20—Change of name etc (1) A change in the name or membership of a declared organisation does not affect the organisation's status as a declared organisation. (2) If the members of a declared organisation substantially re‑form themselves into another organisation, that organisation is taken to form a part of the declared organisation (whether or not the organisation named in the declaration is dissolved). 21—Evidentiary In any proceedings before a court, an apparently genuine document purporting to be signed by the Commissioner and to certify that a specified organisation was, on a specified date, a declared organisation constitutes, in the absence of proof to the contrary, proof of the matter so certified. Part 3—Control orders 22—Court may make control order (1) The Commissioner may apply to the Court for the making of a control order relating to a person (the respondent). (2) The Court may, on application by the Commissioner, make a control order relating to the respondent if the Court is satisfied that— (a) the respondent is a member of a declared organisation; or (b) the respondent— (i) has been a member of an organisation which, at the time of the application, is a declared organisation; or (ii) engages, or has engaged, in serious criminal activity, and associates or has associated with a member of a declared organisation; or (c) the respondent engages, or has engaged, in serious criminal activity and associates or has associated with other persons who engage, or have engaged, in serious criminal activity, and that the making of the order is appropriate in the circumstances. (3) In proceedings under this section— (a) the Commissioner and the respondent are parties to the proceedings; but (b) the Court may, if satisfied that the application has been served on the respondent, hear and determine the proceedings whether or not the respondent chooses to participate in the hearing. (4) If the Commissioner requests the making of an interim control order without notice to the respondent under section 22A, the Court may order that service of the application (and any material to be served with the application) on the respondent under this section be delayed until the Court has determined that request. (5) A control order may prohibit the respondent from any 1 or more of the following: (a) associating with a specified person or persons of a specified class; (b) holding an authorisation to carry on a prescribed activity while the control order remains in force; (c) being present at, or being in the vicinity of, a specified place or premises or a place or premises of a specified class; (d) possessing a specified article or weapon, or articles or weapons of a specified class; (e) carrying on his or her person more than a specified amount of cash; (f) using for communication purposes, or being in possession of, a telephone, mobile phone, computer or other communication device except as may be specified; (g) engaging in other conduct of a specified kind that the Court considers could be relevant to the commission of serious criminal offences. (6) If the Court prohibits a respondent from holding an authorisation to carry on a prescribed activity— (a) any such authorisation held by the respondent is revoked from the date on which the control order takes effect or a later date specified by the Court; and (b) if the revocation is to take effect on a later date—the Court may impose any further prohibition it thinks fit on the respondent in relation to the conduct of the activity to which the authorisation relates until the revocation takes effect; and (c) the revocation is effected despite any other Act or any law, award or industrial or other agreement affecting the employment of the respondent, and neither the Crown nor the authority that issues an authorisation incurs any liability because of the revocation. (7) In determining an application for a control order, the Court may have regard to the following: (a) whether the respondent's behaviour, or history of behaviour, suggests that there is a risk that the respondent will engage in serious criminal activity; (ab) the reasons given by the Court for the making of any relevant declaration; (b) the extent to which the order might assist in preventing the respondent from engaging in serious criminal activity; (c) the prior criminal record (if any) of the respondent and any person specified in the application as a person with whom the respondent associates or has associated; (d) any legitimate reason the respondent may have for associating with any person specified in the application; (e) any other matter that, in the circumstances of the case, the Court considers relevant. (8) For the purposes of this section, a person may associate with another person by any means including communicating with that person by letter, telephone or fax or by email or other electronic means. (9) In this section— authorisation includes the licensing, registration, approval, certification or any other form of authorisation required by or under legislation for the carrying on of an occupation or activity; occupation means an occupation, trade, profession or calling of any kind that may only be carried on by a person holding an authorisation; prescribed activity means an occupation or activity of a kind prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this definition. 22A—Interim control orders (1) The Court may, on an application under section 22, make an interim control order if the Court is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so in all of the circumstances. (2) An interim control order— (a) may be made without notice to the respondent; and (b) may include any prohibition that may be included in a control order. (3) Section 22(6) applies in relation to an interim control order as if it were a control order. 22B—Duration of control order or interim control order (1) A control order or interim control order takes effect— (a) if the respondent or a legal representative of the respondent is present when the order is made—on the making of the order; or (b) otherwise—when the Commissioner serves the order on the respondent. (2) Service under subsection (1)(b) must be by personal service. (3) Subject to section 22H, a control order remains in force— (a) for the period of time (if any) specified in the order; or (b) until the order is revoked in accordance with section 22C, (whichever occurs first). (4) Subject to sections 22D and 22H, an interim control order remains in force for the period specified in the order and any further period specified by the Court. 22C—Variation or revocation (1) The Court may make an order varying a control order (a variation order) or revoking a control order (a revocation order) on application— (a) by the Commissioner; or (b) by the respondent. (2) An application may only be made under subsection (1)(b) with the permission of the Court. (4) Subject to this section, in proceedings for the variation or revocation of a control order— (a) the Commissioner and the respondent are parties to the proceedings; but (b) in the case of an application under subsection (1)(a), the Court may, if satisfied that the application has been served on the respondent, hear and determine the proceedings whether or not the respondent chooses to participate in the hearing. (5) The Court may make an interim variation order if the Court is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so in all of the circumstances. (6) An interim variation order— (a) may be made without notice to the respondent; and (b) remains in force until further order of the Court. (7) In determining an application under this section the Court may have regard to the same matters that the Court may have regard to in determining an application for a control order. (8) If a revocation order is made, or a variation order is made on application under subsection (1)(b), the revocation or variation order has effect immediately on the making of the order or at such later time as may be specified by the Court in making the order. (9) If a variation order or interim variation order is made on application under subsection (1)(a), the order has effect— (a) if the respondent or a legal representative of the respondent is present when the variation order or interim variation order is made—on the making of the order; or (b) otherwise—when the Commissioner serves the order on the respondent. (10) Service under subsection (9)(b) must be by personal service. 22D—Right to object if interim order made ex parte (1) This section only applies if an interim control order or interim variation order has been made without notice to the respondent. (2) The respondent may, within 14 days of service of the interim control order or interim variation order or such longer period as the Court may allow, lodge a notice of objection with the Court. (3) A copy of the notice of objection must be served by the respondent on the Commissioner by registered post. (5) The Court may, on hearing a notice of objection, confirm, vary or revoke the interim control order or interim variation order. 22E—Consequential and ancillary orders (1) The Court may, on making a control order or variation order or an interim control order or variation order, make any consequential or ancillary orders it thinks fit, including, in a case where the order prohibits the possession of an article or weapon or an article or weapon of a specified class, orders— (a) providing for the surrender or confiscation of the article or weapon or such an article or weapon; and (b) if the circumstances of the case so require, authorising a police officer— (i) to enter and search and, if necessary, use reasonable force to break into or open— (A) premises or a vehicle in which the article or weapon, or such an article or weapon is suspected to be; or (B) part of, or anything in or on, premises or a vehicle in which the article or weapon, or such an article or weapon is suspected to be; and (ii) to take possession of the article or weapon, or such an article or weapon. (2) An article or weapon surrendered or confiscated under subsection (1) is forfeited to the Crown and may be sold or disposed of as the Minister thinks fit unless the Court orders that the article or weapon is to be returned to the respondent when the control order or interim control order lapses or is revoked. 22F—Appeal The commencement of an appeal under the Supreme Court Act 1935 against an order made under this Part does not, of itself, affect the operation of the order to which the appeal relates. 22G—Evidentiary (1) Subject to this section, in any proceedings under this Part— (a) transcripts of evidence or documents tendered in evidence, or material otherwise relied on by a court, in proceedings in which a person has been convicted of an offence; and (b) evidence or documents relating to the factual basis on which a person was convicted and sentenced for an offence, will be admissible, and the Court may draw any conclusions of fact that it considers proper from the evidence, document or other material. (2) Subject to this section, in any proceedings under this Part, an apparently genuine document purporting to be a police record of a person's antecedents or criminal history will be admissible without further proof as evidence of the facts referred to in the document, or to be inferred from the document. (3) An affidavit of a police officer of or above the rank of superintendent will be admissible in evidence for the purpose of proving that evidence, a document or other material is of a kind referred to in subsection (1) or (2). (4) Evidence, a document or other material will not be admitted in evidence under subsection (1) or (2) if the Court is of the opinion— (a) that the person by whom, or at whose direction, the evidence, document or material was prepared can and should be called by the party tendering the evidence, document or material to give evidence of the matters contained in the evidence, document or material; or (b) that the evidentiary weight of the evidence, document or material is slight and is outweighed by the prejudice that might result to any of the parties from the admission of the evidence, document or material in evidence; or (c) that it would be otherwise contrary to the interests of justice to admit the evidence, document or material in evidence. (5) In any proceedings under this Part, an apparently genuine document purporting to be remarks made by a court in— (a) sentencing a person for an offence; or (b) giving reasons for upholding or dismissing an appeal— (i) against a sentence for an offence; or (ii) against a conviction for an offence where the conviction is upheld, as to the facts which the court accepts or finds to have been established in the proceedings for the offence will be admissible without further proof, if relevant to an issue in the proceedings, as evidence of those facts. (6) In determining whether to admit any material in evidence under this section, the Court may receive evidence by affidavit of any matter pertaining to the admission of that material. (7) For the purpose of determining the evidentiary weight, if any, of material admitted in evidence under this section, consideration may be given to the source from which the material was produced, the safeguards (if any) that have been taken to ensure its accuracy, and any other relevant matters. (8) Nothing in this section limits the material that might be admissible in proceedings under this Part. 22H—Automatic revocation of order Without derogating from any power of the Court under this Part, if a control order or interim control order is made in relation to a person in reliance on the person's membership of a particular declared organisation or the person's association with a member of a particular declared organisation, the order is revoked when the declaration for the declared organisation is no longer in force. 22I—Offence to contravene or fail to comply with control order (1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a control order or interim control order is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years. (2) A person does not commit an offence against this section in respect of an act or omission unless the person knew that the act or omission constituted a contravention of, or failure to comply with, the order or was reckless as to that fact. Part 4—Public safety orders Division 1—Making of public safety orders 23—Senior police officer may make public safety order (1) A senior police officer may make an order (a public safety order) in respect of a person or a class of persons if satisfied that— (a) the presence of the person, or of persons of that class, at any premises or event, or within an area, poses a serious risk to public safety or security; and (b) the making of the order is appropriate in the circumstances. (2) In considering whether or not to make a public safety order in relation to a person or class of persons, the senior police officer must have regard to the following: (a) whether the person or members of the class of persons have previously behaved in a way that posed a serious risk to public safety or security or have a history of engaging in serious criminal activity; (b) whether the person or members of the class of persons— (i) are, or have been, members of a declared organisation; or (ii) are, or have been, subject to control orders; or (iii) associate, or have associated, with members of a declared organisation or persons subject to control orders; (c) if advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial action is the likely reason for the person or members of the class of persons being present at the relevant premises or event, or within the relevant area—the public interest in maintaining freedom to participate in such activities; (d) whether the degree of risk involved justifies the imposition of the prohibitions to be specified in the order (having regard, in particular, to any legitimate reason the person or members of the class of persons may have for being present at the relevant premises or event, or within the relevant area); (e) the extent to which the making of the order will mitigate any risk to public safety or security; (f) the extent to which the order is necessary having regard to other measures reasonably available to mitigate the risk; (g) any other matters the officer thinks fit. (3) A public safety order may prohibit a specified person or specified class of persons from— (a) entering or being on specified premises; or (b) attending a specified event; or (c) entering or being within a specified area. (4) If a public safety order prohibits attendance at a specified event, the order— (a) may, in specifying the event, include associated events or activities (provided that the associated events or activities occur on the same day as the principal event or part of the principal event); and (b) must define the area or areas in which the event takes place for the purposes of the order; and (c) must define when the event is taken to start and finish for the purposes of the order. (5) Despite any other provision of this section, a senior police officer must not make a public safety order that would prohibit a person or class of persons from being present at any premises or event, or within an area, if— (a) those persons are members of an organisation formed for, or whose primary purpose is, non‑violent advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial action; and (b) the officer believes that advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial action is the likely reason for those persons to be present at the premises or event or within the area. (6) Subject to section 25, a public safety order operates for the period specified in the order. (7) A public safety order may prohibit a person from entering premises or being on premises, whether or not the person has a legal or equitable interest in the premises, but must not prohibit a person from entering premises or being on premises that are the person's principal place of residence. (8) For the purposes of this section, the presence of a person or persons at premises or an event or within an area poses a serious risk to public safety or security if there is a serious risk that the presence of the person or persons might result in— (a) the death of, or serious physical harm to, a person; or (b) serious damage to property. (9) In this section— damage, in relation to property, includes the following: (a) destruction of the property; (b) an alteration to the property that depreciates its value; (c) rendering the property useless or inoperative; (d) in relation to an animal—injuring, wounding or killing the animal. 24—Variation and revocation of public safety order A public safety order may be varied or revoked by a senior police officer at any time and must be revoked if the Commissioner is satisfied that the grounds for making the order no longer exist. 25—Certain variations and orders must be authorised by Court (1) Despite any other provision of this Division, a senior police officer must not— (a) make a public safety order that would operate for a period of more than 72 hours or, in the case of a public safety order relating to a specified event that occurs over a period in excess of 72 hours, the total duration of the event; or (b) vary a public safety order so that it operates for a period of more than 72 hours or, in the case of a public safety order relating to a specified event that occurs over a period in excess of 72 hours, the total duration of the event; or (c) make a public safety order relating to a person (other than a person who is a member of a declared organisation) if that person has, within the immediately preceding period of 72 hours, been subject to another public safety order, unless authorised by order of the Court under this section. (2) A senior police officer may apply to the Court for an order (an authorisation order) authorising the senior police officer to make— (a) a public safety order; or (b) a variation to a public safety order, of a kind specified in subsection (1). (3) An authorisation order may be made by the Court on an application made without notice to any person. (4) The grounds of an application for an authorisation order must be verified by affidavit. (5) An application to the Court for an authorisation order may be made and dealt with by a Magistrate by telephone as follows: (a) the applicant must inform the Magistrate— (i) of the applicant's name and rank; and (ii) that he or she is a senior police officer, and the Magistrate, on receiving that information, is entitled to assume, without further inquiry, that the applicant is authorised to make an application under this section; (b) the Magistrate must satisfy himself or herself (as far as practicable) that the case is of sufficient urgency to justify dealing with the application without requiring the personal attendance of the applicant, by the oral questioning of the applicant and any other available witnesses by telephone; (c) if the Magistrate is not satisfied that it is appropriate to deal with the application without requiring the personal attendance of the applicant, the Magistrate may adjourn the hearing of the application to a time and place fixed by the Magistrate and inform the applicant of the time and place so fixed; (d) if the Magistrate is satisfied that it is appropriate to deal with the application without requiring the personal attendance of the applicant, the applicant must inform the Magistrate of the grounds on which the applicant proposes to make the order or the variation; (e) if the Magistrate is then satisfied that it is appropriate for the applicant to make the order or variation, the Magistrate must inform the applicant of the facts that justify, in his or her opinion, the making of the order or variation, and must not proceed to make the order authorising the order or variation unless the applicant undertakes to make an affidavit verifying those facts; (f) if the applicant gives such an undertaking, the Magistrate may then make the order, noting on the order the facts that justify, in the view of the Magistrate, the making of the order or variation and informing the applicant of the terms of the order; (g) the applicant must, as soon as practicable after the making of the order, forward to the Magistrate an affidavit verifying the facts referred to in paragraph (e); (h) the Magistrate must, as soon as practicable after the making of the authorisation order, forward to the applicant a copy of the order. (6) A Magistrate who makes an authorisation order under subsection (5) must file the order, or a copy of the order, and the affidavit forwarded by the applicant, in the Court. (7) An authorisation order must specify the maximum period for which the relevant public safety order (as made or varied in accordance with the authorisation order) may operate. 26—Right of objection (1) If the period for which a public safety order (as made or varied) will operate is more than 7 days, a person bound by the public safety order may lodge a notice of objection with the Court— (a) before the end of the period for which the order, or the order as so varied, operates; or (b) within 14 days of the date on which the order, or the order as so varied, became binding on the person, whichever occurs first. (2) The grounds of the objection must be stated fully and in detail in the notice of objection. (3) A copy of the notice of objection must be served by the objector on the Commissioner by registered post at least 2 days before the day appointed for hearing of the notice. 27—Procedure on hearing of notice of objection (1) The Court must, when determining a notice of objection, consider whether, in the light of the evidence presented by both the Commissioner and the objector, sufficient grounds existed for the making of the public safety order, any variations made to the public safety order and any relevant authorisation order. (2) The Court may, on hearing a notice of objection— (a) confirm, vary or rescind the public safety order; and (b) make consequential or ancillary orders. 28—Appeals to Supreme Court (1) The Commissioner may appeal to the Supreme Court against a decision of the Court on an application under section 25. (2) The Commissioner or an objector may appeal to the Supreme Court against a decision of the Court on a notice of objection. (3) An appeal lies as of right on a question of law and with permission on a question of fact. (4) An appeal must be commenced within the time, and in accordance with the procedure, prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court. (5) The commencement of an appeal under subsection (2) does not affect the operation of the public safety order to which the notice of objection related. (6) On an appeal the Supreme Court may— (a) confirm, vary or reverse the decision subject to appeal; and (b) make consequential or ancillary orders. 29—Disclosure of reasons and criminal intelligence (1) Subject to section 30, if a senior police officer decides to make, vary or revoke a public safety order, the officer is not required to provide any grounds or reasons for the decision to a person affected by the decision. (2) Information forming the basis for the making, variation or revocation of a public safety order must not be disclosed to any person (except to the Attorney‑General, a court or a person to whom the Commissioner authorises its disclosure) if, at the time at which the question of disclosure is to be determined, the information is properly classified by the Commissioner as criminal intelligence (whether or not the information was so classified at the time at which the public safety order was made, varied or revoked). Division 2—Service and notification 30—Service and notification (1) If a public safety order is made or varied by a senior police officer, the senior police officer must ensure that— (a) a copy of the order as so made or varied; and (b) a notification in accordance with this section, is served by personal service on each person to whom the order relates. (2) The notification accompanying the order— (a) must be in writing; and (b) must specify the date on which the order or variation was made; and (c) if the order as so made or varied is one to which section 26 applies— (i) subject to subsection (3), must include a statement of the grounds on which the public safety order, any variations made to the public safety order and any relevant authorisation order was made; and (ii) include an explanation of the right of objection under section 26. (3) A statement of the grounds on which a public safety order, variations to a public safety order or an authorisation order has been made must not contain information that must not be disclosed in accordance with section 29. (6) A public safety order (as made or varied) is not binding on a person to whom the order relates unless the order and notification have been served on that person in accordance with this section. (7) Once a public safety order and notification have been served on a person in accordance with this section, the order is binding on the person, regardless of whether any other person or persons to whom the order relates have been so served. 31—Urgent orders (1) Despite section 30, if a police officer is satisfied that a public safety order (as made or varied) should become binding on a person as a matter of urgency— (a) the officer may communicate the contents of the order, or the order as so varied, verbally to any person to whom the order relates and advise such person of the place at which the person may obtain a written copy of the order and a notification in accordance with this section; and (b) on the information described in paragraph (a) being communicated to the person, the order, or the order as so varied, will be binding on the person. (2) The police officer who verbally communicates the order to the person must ensure that— (a) a copy of the order; and (b) the notification that would have been required to accompany the order if the order had been served on the person in accordance with section 30, is available for collection by the person at the place referred to in subsection (1)(a) (during the ordinary business hours applicable to that place) on the next business day following the day on which the order was communicated to the person. Division 3—Enforcement and evidentiary provisions 32—Offence to contravene or fail to comply with public safety order (1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a public safety order is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years. (2) A person does not commit an offence against this section in respect of an act or omission unless the person knew that the act or omission constituted a contravention of, or failure to comply with, the order or was reckless as to that fact. (3) If a public safety order prohibits a person from entering or being within a specified area, it is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section to prove that the defendant had a reasonable excuse for entering or being within the specified area. 33—Power to search premises and vehicles (1) A police officer may search— (a) premises specified in a public safety order; or (b) premises in which an event specified in a public safety order is being held; or (c) premises situated within an area specified in a public safety order, if the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person to whom the public safety order relates is within the premises. (2) A police officer may stop and search a vehicle, and anything in the vehicle, if the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that— (a) a person within the vehicle is a person to whom a public safety order relates; and (b) the vehicle is approaching, is in, or has recently left, any premises, event or area specified in the public safety order. (3) A police officer may detain a vehicle for so long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search under this section. (4) A police officer may detain a person who is in a vehicle stopped under this section for as long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search under this section (and that action does not, by itself, constitute an arrest of the person). (5) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail or refuse to comply with a requirement made by a police officer for the purposes of this section. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years. 33A—Principles of equity and good conscience In proceedings under this Part, other than for an offence, a court— (a) is not bound by the rules of evidence but may inform itself as the court thinks fit; and (b) must act according to equity, good conscience and the substantial merits of the case without regard to technicalities and legal forms. 34—Evidentiary In any legal proceedings, an apparently genuine document purporting to be a public safety order is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, proof of the order and its terms. Part 5—Offences 34A—Permitting premises to be habitually used as place of resort by members of declared organisation (1) A person who is the owner, occupier or lessee of any premises must not knowingly permit those premises to be habitually used as a place of resort by members of a declared organisation. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. (2) A person must not be knowingly concerned in the management of any premises habitually used as a place of resort by members of a declared organisation. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. (3) In proceedings for an offence against subsection (1), a person who— (a) is the owner, occupier or lessee of any premises habitually used as a place of resort by members of a declared organisation; and (b) is a member of the declared organisation, is presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to knowingly permit those premises to be habitually used as a place of resort by members of the declared organisation. (4) In proceedings for an offence against subsection (2), a person who— (a) is concerned in the management of any premises habitually used as a place of resort by members of a declared organisation; and (b) is a member of the declared organisation, is presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to be knowingly concerned in the management of those premises. (5) In this section— owner, in relation to premises, includes— (a) a person entitled to receive rent paid in respect of the premises; and (b) a person to whom the rent in respect of the premises is paid. 34B—Recruiting person to become member of declared organisation (1) A person commits an offence if the person is a member of a declared organisation or is subject to a control order or interim control order and the person— (a) recruits, or attempts to recruit, anyone to become a member of a declared organisation; or (b) encourages anyone to associate with another person who is a member of a declared organisation. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years. (2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) unless the person knew— (a) in the case of an offence against subsection (1)(a)—that the organisation was a declared organisation; or (b) in the case of an offence against subsection (1)(b)—that the other person was a member of a declared organisation, or was reckless as to that fact. 35—Criminal associations (1) A person who associates, on not less than 6 occasions during a period of 12 months, with a person who is— (a) a member of a declared organisation; or (b) the subject of a control order, is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years. (2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) unless, on each occasion on which it is alleged that the person associated with another, the person knew that the other was— (a) a member of a declared organisation; or (b) a person the subject of a control order, or was reckless as to that fact. (3) A person who— (a) has a criminal conviction (against the law of this State or another jurisdiction) of a kind prescribed by regulation; and (b) associates, on not less than 6 occasions during a period of 12 months, with another person who has such a criminal conviction, is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years. (4) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (3) unless, on each occasion on which it is alleged that the person associated with another, the person knew that the other had the relevant criminal conviction or was reckless as to that fact. (5) A person may be guilty of an offence against subsection (1) or (3) in respect of associations with the same person or with different people. (6) The following forms of associations will be disregarded for the purposes of this section unless the prosecution proves that the association was not reasonable in the circumstances: (a) associations between close family members; (b) associations occurring in the course of a lawful occupation, business or profession; (c) associations occurring at a course of training or education of a prescribed kind between persons enrolled in the course; (d) associations occurring at a rehabilitation, counselling or therapy session of a prescribed kind; (e) associations occurring in lawful custody or in the course of complying with a court order; (f) associations of a prescribed kind. (7) Without derogating from subsection (6) but subject to subsection (8), a court hearing a charge of an offence against this section may determine that an association will be disregarded for the purposes of this section if the defendant proves that he or she had a reasonable excuse for the association. (8) In proceedings for an offence against this section, subsection (7) does not apply to an association if, at the time of the association, the defendant— (a) was a member of a declared organisation; or (b) was a person the subject of a control order; or (c) had a criminal conviction (against the law of this State or another jurisdiction) of a kind prescribed for the purposes of subsection (3). (9) For the avoidance of doubt, in proceedings for an offence against this section, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant associated with another person for any particular purpose or that the association would have led to the commission of any offence. (10) If a police officer has reasonable cause to suspect that 2 people are or have been associating with each other and that at least 1 of those people is— (a) a member of a declared organisation; or (b) the subject of a control order; or (c) a person who has a criminal conviction referred to in subsection (3), the police officer may require 1 or both of those people to state all or any of their personal details. (11) For the purposes of this section— (a) a person may associate with another person by any means including communicating with that person by letter, telephone or facsimile or by email or other electronic means; and (b) a person is a close family member of another person if— (i) 1 is a spouse or former spouse of the other or is, or has been, in a close personal relationship with the other; or (ii) 1 is a parent or grandparent of the other (whether by blood or by marriage); or (iii) 1 is a brother or sister of the other (whether by blood or by marriage); or (iv) 1 is a guardian or carer of the other. (12) In this section— close personal relationship has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Family Relationships Act 1975; spouse—a person is the spouse of another if they are legally married. 36—Provision of personal details (1) If a police officer has reasonable cause to suspect that a personal detail as stated in response to a requirement under this Act is false, the officer may require the person making the statement to produce evidence of the correctness of the personal detail as stated. (2) A person who— (a) refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with— (i) a requirement under this Act to state his or her personal details; or (ii) a requirement under subsection (1); or (b) in response to such a requirement— (i) states a personal detail that is false; or (ii) produces false evidence of a personal detail, is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years. (3) A police officer who has required a person to state all or any of the person's personal details under this Act is required to comply with a request to identify himself or herself, by— (a) producing his or her police identification; or (b) stating orally or in writing his or her surname, rank and identification number. Part 6—Corresponding orders Division 1—Preliminary 37—Interpretation In this Part— registrar means— (a) in relation to a corresponding declaration—the holder of an office prescribed by the regulations; and (b) in relation to a corresponding control order—the registrar within the meaning of the Supreme Court Act 1935. 38—Service (1) An application, order or other document that is to be served on a respondent under this Part may, if personal service is not practicable or the respondent is an unincorporated group, be served by public notice or in any other manner directed by the Court. (2) For the purposes of this section, an application, order or other document will be taken to have been served on a respondent by public notice on publication of a notice in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State setting out the following: (a) the general nature of the application, order or other document; (b) details (to the extent practicable) of the respondent who is being served with the application, order or other document; (c) the manner in which a copy of the application, order or other document (including any accompanying affidavit) may be obtained or read by the respondent. Division 2—Registration of corresponding declarations 39—Application may be made by Commissioner (1) The Commissioner may apply to the registrar for the registration of a corresponding declaration. (2) An application for registration— (a) must be made in the prescribed manner; and (b) must be accompanied by a copy of the corresponding declaration to be registered. (3) An application for registration of a corresponding declaration does not need to be served on the respondent. (4) An application for registration of a corresponding declaration cannot be made under this Division if any of the following apply to the declaration: (a) the declaration is no longer in force; (b) the law of the jurisdiction in which the declaration was made specifies requirements as to publication of the declaration or service of the declaration that have not been complied with (or are not, in accordance with that law, taken to have been complied with); (c) the law of the jurisdiction in which the declaration was made specifies a period within which the respondent may appeal against the declaration, and that period has not expired; (d) the determination of an application by the respondent for permission to appeal against the declaration (whether made before or after any appeal period has expired) is pending; (e) the determination of an appeal by the respondent against the declaration is pending; (f) the application is of a kind, or is made in circumstances, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this provision. 39A—Registration of corresponding declaration (1) On an application under this Division for the registration of a corresponding declaration, the registrar must register the declaration if satisfied that the application has been properly made under this Division. (2) On registering a corresponding declaration under this Division, the registrar must specify the date on which the registration under this Act will expire (being the date on which the corresponding declaration would cease to be in force in the jurisdiction in which it was made if it were not sooner revoked). (3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if, under the law of the jurisdiction in which the corresponding declaration was made, the corresponding declaration remains in force for an indefinite period, in which case— (a) on registering the declaration, the registrar is to specify that the registration is for an indefinite period; and (b) the registration of the corresponding declaration under this Act does not expire. 39B—Notice of registration (1) Not later than 2 working days after registering a corresponding declaration, the registrar must give the Commissioner a certificate of the registration with a copy of the registered corresponding declaration attached. (2) As soon as practicable after receiving a copy of the registered corresponding declaration, the Commissioner must publish notice of the registration of the declaration in the Gazette and in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State. 39C—Commencement and effect of registered corresponding declaration (1) A registered corresponding declaration— (a) comes