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Thurs.23.12.21 Melbourne 'Herald Sun'. VICTORIA POLICE PLANNED OPERATION IN ST KILDA
DECLARATION OF DESIGNATED AREA UNDER SECTION 10D (1) OF THE CONTROL OF WEAPONS ACT 1990
The Assistant Commissioner, Southern Metro Region, acting as a delegate of the Chief Commissioner of Police under Section 10D (1) of the Control of Weapons Act 1990, declares as a designated area in all public places within the City of Port Phillip that is within the area bounded by and including, Dickens Street and the Port Phillip low tide mark, to the intersection of Dickens Street and Brighton Road, to the intersection of Brighton Road and Carlisle Street, to the intersection of Carlisle Street and St Kilda Road, to the intersection of St Kilda Road and Union Street, to the intersection of Union Street and Queens Road, to the intersection of Queens Road and Lakeside Drive, to the intersection of Lakeside Drive and Ross Gregory Drive, to the intersection of Ross Gregory Drive and Aughtie Drive, to the intersection Aughtie Drive and the public path located between the Lindsay Hassett Oval and Gary Smorgan Oval, direct line from this point to the intersection of Canterbury Road and Fraser Street, to the intersection of Fraser Street and Beaconsfield Parade, from the intersection of Fraser Street and Beaconsfield Parade to the Port Phillip low tide mark, to Dickens Street and the Port Phillip low tide mark.
For the removal of doubt this area includes Luna Park, St Kilda Pier, St Kilda Marina, St Kilda Botanical Gardens, Peanut Farm Reserve, the St Kilda Foreshore Reserve and Catani Gardens. (Road has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Road Safety Act 1986.).
Refer to map: www.gazette.vic.gov.au (Gazette S737)
This declaration will operate as follows:
Friday the 31st of December 2021 and Saturday the 1st oflanuary 2022 from 1800 hours to 0600 hours, during which time members of the police force are authorised to exercise the following powers:
(a) in a public place in the designated area, without warrant, stop and search for weapons:
(i) any person;
(ii) anything in the possession or control of the person;
(iii) any vehicle with a person in or on the vehicle; and
(iv) anything in or on such vehicle.
(b) detain a person or vehicle for so long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search;
(c) seize and detain any item the member reasonably suspects is a weapon;
and
(d) request a person who is the subject of a full search to disclose his or her identity, and
(e) direct a person to leave the designated area if the police officer
reasonably believes the person is wearing the face covering primarily to
(i) conceal their identity; or to protect them from the effects of a crowd control substance; and
(ii) the person refuses to remove the face covering when requested to do so.
(f) direct the person to leave the designated area if the police officer reasonably believes the person intends to engage in conduct that would constitute an affray (s195H Crimes Act 1958) or violent disorder (s195| Crimes Act 1958).

Thurs.23.12.21 Melbourne 'Herald Sun'.  VICTORIA POLICE PLANNED OPERATION IN MELBOURNE CBD
DECLARATION OF DESIGNATED AREA UNDER SECTION
10D (1) OF THE CONTROL OF WEAPONS ACT 1990
All public places within the area bound by and including, the intersection of Peel Street and Victoria Street, to the intersection of Victoria Street and Rathdowne Street, to the intersection of Rathdowne Street and Carlton Street, to the intersection of Carlton Street and Nicholson Street, to the intersection of Nicholson Street and Victoria Parade, to the intersection of Victoria Parade and
Hoddle Street, to the intersection of Hoddle Street and Punt Road, to the intersection of Punt Road and Alexandra Avenue, to the intersection of Alexandra Avenue and Anderson Street, to the intersection of Anderson Street and Domain Road, to the intersection of Domain Road and St Kilda Road, to the intersection of St Kilda Road, and City Road, to the intersection of City Road and
Power Street, to the intersection of Power Street and Whiteman Street, to the
intersection of Whiteman Street and Normanby Road, to the intersection of Normanby Road and Montague Street, to the intersection of Montague Street and Charles Grimes Bridge Road, to the intersection of Charles Grimes Bridge Road and Navigation Drive, to the intersection of Navigation Drive and Harbour Esplanade, to the intersection of Harbour Esplanade and Dudley Street, to the intersection of Dudley Street and Peel Street, to the intersection of Peel Street
and Victoria Street. (Road has the same meaning as in Section 3 of the Road Safety Act 1986.)
Refer to map: www. gazette. vic. gov.au (Gazette S738)
The public place area depicted on the map overleaf has been declared in writing to be a ”designated area" by an Assistant Commissioner of Police under s.10D or s.10E of the Control of Weapons Act 1990 (the Act).
That declaration is in place between 5.00pm on Friday the 31st of December, 2021 and 5.00am on Saturday the 1st of January, 2022.
Police officers and protective services officers are empowered to search a person and any thing in the profession or control of the person, or a vehicle for weapons.
You, your vehicle, or thing in your possession are in a public place within a designated area.
A police officer intends to conduct a limited search of you or your vehicle/ things.
You are requested to co-operate with that search;
You may be requested to remove items of outer clothing such as headwear, scarves, jackets, etc.;
You may be searched using an electronic wand;
You may be requested to remove items from any bags or pockets;
You may be given a ”pat down" search.
A police officer may also exercise their power under the Act to request you to remove any article covering your face or direct you to leave the designated area if you refuse to remove the face covering, or if the police officer reasonably believes that you intend to engage in conduct that would constitute affray
under s.195H, Crimes Act 1958 or violent under s.195I, Crimes Act 1958.
Attention - Offence
It is an offence under the Act to:
- obstruct or hinder a police officer or protective services officer in the exercise of a power to stop and search a person.
- fail to comply with a direction given by a police officer to remove a face covering or to leave the designated area.

Thurs.23.12.21 Melbourne 'Herald Sun'. Tunnel powder.  MATT JOHNSTON
POLICE have seized white powder from the $l3.7bn Metro Tunnel project six weeks after they were called in to probe allegations of drugs on site.
A small package of white powder was found at the Arden Station site in North Melbourne on Monday, with police saying they had been contacted by the project and had later seized the item for destruction.
Last month, bombshell footage emerged of white pow-der on a mirror in a site office used by the militant union the CFMEU — which claimed it had been set up.
Cans of alcohol were also filmed in the office.
A police investigation into that vision closed earlier this month, with a spokesman saying there was insufficient evidence to proceed and “all avenues of inquiry have been exhausted”.
The latest white powder incident has sparked a separate probe -— although project sources say it was unclear whether the substance was amphetamines or any other illicit substance.
Rail Projects Victoria said on Monday morning a worker “found a bag containing an unknown substance near one of the crib sheds at the Arden Sta- tion construction site”.
It said it was not known what was in the bag, where it was from, nor who owned it.
“This matter has been referred to Victoria Police,” a spokeswoman said.
“The health and safety of the community and our staff is our top priority.”
Multiple sources said there were concerns about drugs in the construction industry, not just the Metro project, which could be a serious safety issue for workers.
One insider said there needed to be more testing on sites.
It is understood thousands of tests have been conducted on the Metro project, with a small fraction returning positive results and counselled.
The Herald Sun requested testing numbers but did not get a response from RPV before deadline.
Victoria Police confirmed the package found at Arden was seized by officers on Tuesday morning.
“Police were called to attend a work site in North Melbourne after a small bag containing an unknown white powder was located,” a spokesman said.
“The substance was seized by police and has been scheduled for destruction.
“The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.