{"id":58549,"date":"2014-02-26T20:42:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T10:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=58549"},"modified":"2020-09-03T13:35:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T03:35:35","slug":"police-enforcing-party-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/02\/26\/police-enforcing-party-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Enforcing Party Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>February 25, 2014\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Organisers of parties and events have been put on notice that police are enforcing &#8220;Out-of-Control Event&#8221; legislation recently passed in State Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation was developed to crack down on wild suburban parties that often lead to senseless violence and property damage.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 now gives police greater powers to deal with unruly parties and events, and the power to prosecute irresponsible party and event organisers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Out-of-control events\u00a0involve:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gatherings of at least 12 people, and<\/li>\n<li>At least three engaging in out-of-control conduct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Out-of-control conduct includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trespassing<\/li>\n<li>Damaging property<\/li>\n<li>Disorderly conduct<\/li>\n<li>Fighting<\/li>\n<li>Unreasonable noise<\/li>\n<li>Obstructing traffic<\/li>\n<li>High intoxication<\/li>\n<li>Breaking bottles\/glass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, out-of-control conduct must cause, or be likely to cause, someone at or near the event to feel fearful of violence, to a person or property, or substantially interfere with peoples\u2019 right to enjoy or access a public place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event organisers, gatecrashers and anyone involved in an out-of-control event who commits an offence faces a maximum penalty of $12,100 or one year imprisonment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If underage event organisers are involved in an out-of-control event their parents will be subject to penalties.<\/p>\n<p>The Bill provides a defence for a person who has taken reasonable steps to ensure the event does not become out-of-control, or where a third party has caused the offence.<\/p>\n<p>Police said if an event starts to get out of control, the organisers should call Triple Zero (000) immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers must also consider what steps they can safely take to end the event, as they are responsible for the safety and well-being of guests.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More information about planning a safe party in available on the Queensland Police <a href=\"http:\/\/www.police.qld.gov.au\/party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organisers of parties and events have been put on notice that police are enforcing &#8220;Out-of-Control Event&#8221; legislation recently passed in State Parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":268462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,24],"tags":[1132],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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