South Australian Current Acts

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 66V

66V—Power to remove children from dangerous situations

For the purposes of section 41 of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 , the requirements of subsection (1) of that section will be taken to be satisfied if—

            (a)         a minor is in a declared public precinct; and

            (b)         a police officer is of the opinion that the minor—

                  (i)         is in danger of being physically harmed or injured; or

                  (ii)         is in danger of abuse (including assault and sexual assault, ill treatment and exposure to behaviour that may cause psychological harm to the minor); or

                  (iii)         is behaving in an offensive or disorderly manner or is otherwise committing or about to commit an offence.