Here is a copy of the relevant articles from the amendment regulation that many have claimed are an affront to civil liberties and free speech.The actual regulation in full can be found here.
7 Control of conduct within World Youth Day declared areas
(1) An authorised person may direct a person within a World Youth
Day declared area to cease engaging in conduct that:
(a) is a risk to the safety of the person or others, or
(b) causes annoyance or inconvenience to participants in a
World Youth Day event, or
(c) obstructs a World Youth Day event.
(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply
with a direction given to the person under subclause (1).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) A person is not guilty of an offence under this clause unless it is
established that the authorised person warned the person that a
failure to comply with the direction is an offence.
(4) In this clause, authorised person means:
(a) a police officer, or
(b) a member of an SES unit (within the meaning of the State
Emergency Service Act 1989) or a member of the NSW
Rural Fire Service, but only if the member is authorised by
the Authority in writing for the purposes of this clause.
8 Request to undergo search as condition of entry to World Youth
Day declared areas
(1) For the purpose of promoting safety and security within a World
Youth Day declared area, a person’s entry to the World Youth
Day declared area (or any part of the area) is subject to the
condition that the person must comply with such of the following
requests as may be made of the person:
(a) a request by a search officer that the person undergo a
search conducted by electronic means (such as by passing
an electronic detection device over or in close proximity to
the person or by the person passing through a detection
device),
(b) a request by a search officer that the person allow a search
of articles in the person’s possession and identify articles
in the person’s possession,
(c) a request by a search officer that the person remove his or
her overcoat, coat or jacket or similar article of clothing
and any gloves, shoes and hat (or other headwear), and
allow an examination of those items,
Day declared areas
(1) For the purpose of promoting safety and security within a World
Youth Day declared area, a person’s entry to the World Youth
Day declared area (or any part of the area) is subject to the
condition that the person must comply with such of the following
requests as may be made of the person:
(a) a request by a search officer that the person undergo a
search conducted by electronic means (such as by passing
an electronic detection device over or in close proximity to
the person or by the person passing through a detection
device),
(b) a request by a search officer that the person allow a search
of articles in the person’s possession and identify articles
in the person’s possession,
(c) a request by a search officer that the person remove his or
her overcoat, coat or jacket or similar article of clothing
and any gloves, shoes and hat (or other headwear), and
allow an examination of those items,
(d) if the person enters in a vehicle or vessel—a request by a
search officer that the person open the vehicle or vessel, or
part of it, for inspection and allow the vehicle, vessel or
part to be searched.
(2) A search officer may exclude a person who refuses such a request
from entry to the World Youth Day declared area or part of the
area concerned. Reasonable force may be used to effect the
person’s exclusion.
(3) In this clause, search officer means:
(a) a police officer, or
(b) a member of an SES unit (within the meaning of the State
Emergency Service Act 1989) or a member of the NSW
Rural Fire Service, but only where the member is assisting
one or more police officers at a point of entry to a World
Youth Day declared area or part of such an area.
search officer that the person open the vehicle or vessel, or
part of it, for inspection and allow the vehicle, vessel or
part to be searched.
(2) A search officer may exclude a person who refuses such a request
from entry to the World Youth Day declared area or part of the
area concerned. Reasonable force may be used to effect the
person’s exclusion.
(3) In this clause, search officer means:
(a) a police officer, or
(b) a member of an SES unit (within the meaning of the State
Emergency Service Act 1989) or a member of the NSW
Rural Fire Service, but only where the member is assisting
one or more police officers at a point of entry to a World
Youth Day declared area or part of such an area.
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