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32 the person has a good and lawful reason to be in the specified surrounding area, the authorised officer may, by written direction, require the person to do one or more of the following:
 * (a) leave the specified surrounding area;
 * (b) remove from the specified surrounding area any vehicle or vessel owned or operated by, or any personal property of, that person;
 * (c) not return to or be in the specified surrounding area for a period specified in the written direction.

(3) An authorised officer’s request under subsection (1) or direction under subsection (2) may be given to a person or a group of persons.

(4) Every person in the specified surrounding area of a protected area or a protected place must comply with every request under subsection (1), and every direction under subsection (2), given to that person or any group of persons comprising that person.

(5) Any person who contravenes subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

Inspection powers for specified surrounding area of protected area or protected place

28.—(1) If an authorised officer of a protected area or a protected place reasonably suspects that any person in the specified surrounding area of that protected area or that protected place is carrying a dangerous item, the authorised officer may ask the person to do one or more of the following:
 * (a) remove any garment worn by the person as specified by the authorised officer and allow the authorised officer to inspect the garment for any dangerous item;
 * (b) remove any article from the person’s garment and allow the authorised officer to inspect the article for any dangerous item;