Three more metropolitan shopping centres have been declared by the Police Commissioner as Declared Shopping Precincts, as part of reforms under the Government’s nation leading knife laws.
Colonnades Shopping Centre, Tea Tree Plaza Shopping Centre and Modbury Triangle and the Rundle Mall area within the CBD have been made Declared Shopping Precincts from today.
These are in addition to the eight shopping centres declared last week, bringing the total to eleven:
- Marion Shopping Centre
- Elizabeth Shopping Centre
- Arndale Shopping Centre
- Burnside Village
- Hollywood Plaza
- Parabanks Shopping Centre
- West Lakes Shopping Centre
- Munno Para Shopping Centre
- Colonnades Shopping Centre
- Tea Tree Plaza Shopping Centre and Modbury Triangle
- CBD area including Rundle Mall
These declarations will remain in place until revoked by the Police Commissioner. The new powers allow police to undertake metal detector wanding searches on any person in that declared precinct, and also enable police to order a person or group posing a risk to public safety and order to leave the shopping centre for 24 hours. If they re-enter or attempt to there is a maximum penalty of $1250.
Declarations are also able to be made over certain areas or at public events where there is an increased risk to public safety and in making any declaration, the Commissioner of Police must be satisfied that search powers in that area are necessary or appropriate and would likely be effective in deterring or detecting the commission of a weapon-related offence.