Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 252Z

If a police officer believes that a person who is present at the premises is hindering or obstructing the officer from entering the premises or removing the fortification, the officer may—

        (a)     give a reasonable direction that the person must leave the premises; and

        (b)     if the person refuses to leave the premises in accordance with the direction—use reasonable force to remove the person from the premises; and

        (c)     do anything that is reasonably necessary to enter the premises and remove the fortification.

Note     It is an offence to obstruct a territory public official, including a police officer or a contractor performing work for the Territory (see Criminal Code

, s 361).