Jack’s Law empowers police officers to detect people carrying knives in public and has come into effect to help combat knife crime across Queensland.
Safe Night Out
SNOS – Changes to Police Powers
The passing of the Safe Night Out Legislation Amendment Act 2014 has amended the provisions of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act (PPRA) and the Summary Offences Act (SOA). The amendments to the law give greater powers to police officers…
SNOS – ID Scanners
With the introduction of the Safe Night Out Legislation Amendment Bill 2014, new obligations have been imposed on designated licensed premises in order to reduce the likelihood of violent and anti-social behaviour in the night life. One example of the…
Steve O’Connell – A Policing View of the SNOS
After graduating from the Police Academy at the end of 1979, Steve O’Connell drove his car with all of his belongings to Mackay. Shortly thereafter, he relieved at the newly constructed Cannonvale Police Station which, at that time, had two…
