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TC Beirne School of Law 31 October 2018 Report of the Independent Review of the Operation and Effectiveness of Chapter 19A of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld) Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 4 ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 8 1. PRELIMINARY .................................................................................................................................... 9 Contract Details .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Purpose and Scope of Review ........................................................................................................................... 9 Review Team ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Deed of Confidentiality........................................................................................................................................ 9 Conduct of Review .............................................................................................................................................. 9 Ethics Protocol .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Report Structure ............................................................................................................................................... 11 2. CONTEXT ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Commonwealth Games Context – the “Friendly Games” ................................................................................. 12 Security Context ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Policing Context: mapping the various “policing” agencies involved ................................................................ 14 The Queensland Police Service ....................................................................................................................... 15 Australian Defence Force and other Police Services ....................................................................................... 16 Private Security Personnel and Others with Policing Functions ...................................................................... 17 Volunteers ......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Integration of Actors with Policing Powers ....................................................................................................... 18 3. CORE LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT ..................................................................................................... 20 Major Events and Major Event Areas ............................................................................................................... 20 Drawing the Boundaries of Major Event Areas ................................................................................................ 24 Delegated Powers ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Ch19A Powers and Protective Security Zones ................................................................................................ 26 Drawing Boundaries of the Protective Security Zones ..................................................................................... 29 Major Events - Major Event Lanes ................................................................................................................... 33 Interaction of Powers ........................................................................................................................................ 34 4. EXCEPTIONAL NATURE OF THE CH19A POWERS .................................................................... 35 5. ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER THE CH19A POWERS WERE “FIT FOR PURPOSE” ................. 38 Overall Finding .................................................................................................................................................. 38 Legislative and Security Context ...................................................................................................................... 38 Examples of Practical Challenges .................................................................................................................... 41 6. ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER THE CH19A POWERS WERE USED LEGITIMATELY ............... 43 Overall Finding .................................................................................................................................................. 43 Accountability Measures ................................................................................................................................... 44 Direct Accountability Measures ........................................................................................................................ 45 Latent Accountability Measures ........................................................................................................................ 61 7. ASSESSMENT OF OVERALL POLICING FRAMEWORK ............................................................. 68 Legislative Frameworks .................................................................................................................................... 68 Policing in Practice ........................................................................................................................................... 69 Drawing of Protective Security Zone Boundaries ............................................................................................. 70 Accountability and Transparency ..................................................................................................................... 70 Going Forward .................................................................................................................................................. 71 Report of the Independent Review of the Operation and Effectiveness of Chapter 19A of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld) 2 Tables Table 1: Major Event Areas, Related Delegated Powers and Operative Dates .............................................. 21 Table 2: Protective Security Zones and Associated Major Event Areas ......................................................... 28 Table 3: Numbers of Recorded Searches ....................................................................................................... 55 Table 4: Searches Recorded Before PSZ Operative Dates ............................................................................ 57 Figures Figure 1: Recorded Searches by Type ............................................................................................................ 56 Figure 2: Themes National Newspaper Coverage of Police Officers and the Commonwealth Games .......... 63 Figure 3: Themes: National Newspaper Coverage of Police Officers and Protest or Arrests at the Commonwealth Games ............................................................................................................... 65 Figure 4: Themes: National Newspaper Coverage of “Stolenwealth Games” ................................................ 66 Attachments 1. Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Major Event Area 2. Major Event Area Powers and Limitations 3. Broadbeach Precinct Protective Security Zone 4. Cairns Venues Protective Security Zone 5. Southbank Festival Protective Security Zone 6. Gold Coast Train Line – Heavy Rail Network Protective Security Zone (Index to Maps) 7. Townsville Venues Entertainment Centre Protective Security Zone 8. Commander’s Intent – Strategic 9. Commander’s Intent – Operational 10. Caxton Street Legal Centre Fact Sheet 11. Queensland Council of Civil Liberties Fact Sheet Report of the Independent Review of the Operation and Effectiveness of Chapter 19A of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld) 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This independent Review was undertaken between June 2018 and October 2018 in furtherance of the requirement under Ch19A of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld) that the Police Commissioner ensure the operation and effectiveness of Chapter 19A is reviewed. The Ch19A provisions gave police officers additional “stop and search” powers for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (the Games) with a view to (1) promoting the safety and security of persons attending any event, function or activity that was part of the Games and (2) promoting the safety of other members of the public. The Games was hosted on the Gold Coast between 4 April 2018 and 15 April 2018. Competition and celebration events were also staged in Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns. The Games hosted more than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 70 Commonwealth nations and territories. It was the largest sporting event staged in Australia this decade and featured the largest integrated sports program

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