This is just follow Australia Move On laws--
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ILB/2006/62.html
by Dennis Eggington and Kate Allingham
Western Australian (‘WA’) ‘move on laws’ are used by police
as a mechanism for the social control of Aboriginal people. The
laws are used to move individuals from well known public places in
city areas where Aboriginal people congregate. The laws have become
another example of discriminatory policing of an already
over-policed Aboriginal population and are further contributing to
the huge overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the WA criminal
justice system. The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia
(‘ALSWA’) has repeatedly asked that the move on laws be
repealed.
In 2004, the Police
Act 1892 (WA) was amended under the Criminal Law Amendment
(Simple Offences) Bill 2004 (WA) to enable police to issue
individuals with move on notices ordering them to leave a specified
area for a period of up to 24 hours.[1] If a person returns to the area prohibited by
their move on notice, they are in breach and can be arrested. The
penalty for breaching a move on notice is a fine of up to $12,000,
or imprisonment for up to 12 months.[2] Under section 50 of the Police
Act, police can issue a move on notice if they ‘reasonably
suspect’ that the person is ‘just about to’ commit an offence. This
leaves the implementation of the move on laws largely up to the
discretion of the police.
ALSWA has sent four letters to WA’s Attorney-General Jim
McGinty outlining the disproportionate effect the laws have on
Aboriginal people. Included in these letters are the
non-confidential details of all ALSWA clients who were arrested and
charged for breach of a move on notice. The record of circumstances
for the issue of the move on notices and reasons for subsequent
arrest demonstrate disturbing trends in the police implementation
of the move on laws......EOQ
