Protest and Police Powers in Western Australia WA

b) the time at which the public meeting or procession will assemble and the time at which it will disband; c) the place in which the public meeting or procession will be held, and the boundaries of the area to be occupied by the public meeting; d) in the case of a procession, the route that it will follow, the extent to which it will occupy any street through which it will p. [...] Directions to move on4 A police officer may order a person to move on if the officer reasonably suspects the person: • is doing or about to do an act that involves the use of violence, will cause a person to use violence or cause a person to fear violence, or • is committing a breach of the peace, or • is hindering, obstructing or preventing any lawful activity, or • intends to commit an offence o. [...] What to Do in the Event of an Arrest and Your Right to Silence a Power of Arrest A police officer may arrest someone if they reasonably suspect that the person has committed, is committing or is about to commit a serious offence.10 In addition, a police officer may arrest someone for an offence that is not a serious offence if the officer reasonably suspects that the arrest is necessary to: • ensu. [...] of a railway or to injure any property on a railway does the following may be guilty of a more serious offence: - Deals with the railway or anything on the railway to endanger the free and safe use of the railway, or - Interferes with any light or signal on the railway, or - Does not do an act it is their duty to do which causes the free and safe use of the railway to be endangered. [...] - Causes water to run into the mine, or - Obstructs any shaft or passage of the mine, or - Obstructs the working of any machine, applicant or apparatus used with the mine, whether the thing is completed or not, or - With intent to render it useless, injures or unfastens a rope, chain or tackle which is used in or upon the mine or used with the mine.