NO POWER FOR OZ MILITARY CHECKPOINTS
NO POWER
FOR OZ MILITARY CHECKPOINTS – The ch7
QLD Film of Yesterday’s Yarrabah CP https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=549286685989240
The
Military call-out by the Australian Governor General (MY FORMER COMMANDING
OFFICER) for enforcement actions or stop and search in relation to corona virus biosecurity zones in Australia is NOT
AUTHORISED BY S119 OF THE CONSTITUTION OR http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/coaca430/s119.html
S28(3)(f) ,30-40 OF THE CTH DEFENCE
ACT 1903 . CH7 FILM OF THE YARRABAH CP
7/4/2020 https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSTownsville/videos/549286685989240/
They LAWFULLY
DO NOT ,FOR CIVIL AID, HAVE THE POWER OF MANNING CHECKPOINTS , STOP OR SEARCH. It
is not a domestic violence situation for the purposes of s119 or the defence
act . Such things are unlawful.
The call
out order must be presented to parliament under http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/da190356/s51za.html
The defence
ministers media release of 1 April 2020 is here https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/minister/lreynolds/media-releases/expansion-adf-support-covid-19-assist
The “DAILY UPDATE - Defence response to COVID-19” site for 7
April 2020 is here
It says in
Part “The ADF will not be authorised as law
enforcement officers as this remains the responsibility of the states and
territories”
And goes on to say that in Qld “69
personnel are providing support to Queensland Police to
protect Indigenous communities”
Last night , 7 April 2020, ch7
Townsville ran a story including film of Army helping to man a checkpoint reportedly
near the far north town of Yarrabah the facebook link to that story is here
https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSTownsville/videos/549286685989240/
The road sign clearly states and offence
and fine for breaching the road block and army is shown to be in company of Qld
Police. Any person without knowledge of the law would assume that the army had
power to detain them and that they must follow the army’s orders to stop and be
searched .
Soldiers cannot act as police unless they are
appointed special constables under the Qld Police Service Administration Act 1990
s5.16 http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/qld/consol_act/psaa1990301/s5.16.html
but cant be directed to do so , but
for terrorist incidents that only applies to interstate/territory and federal
police s5.17 http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/qld/consol_act/psaa1990301/s5.17.html
CTH DEFENCE
ACT 1903
SECT 28
(1) The Governor-General may, by call out order published
in the Gazette, call out some or all of the Reserves for continuous full time
service.
(3) However, a call out order may only be made in
circumstances (whether within or outside Australia) involving one or more of
the following:
(c) defence preparation;
(d) peacekeeping or peace enforcement;
(e) assistance to Commonwealth, State,
Territory or foreign government authorities and agencies in matters involving
Australia's national security or affecting Australian defence interests;
(f) support to community activities of national or international
significance;
(g) civil aid, humanitarian assistance, medical or civil emergency or
disaster relief.
Advice to Governor-General
(a) the Executive Council; or
(b) if, after the Minister has consulted the Prime Minister, the Minister
is satisfied that, for reasons of urgency, the Governor-General should act with
the advice of the Minister alone--the Minister.
(a) the day specified in the order; or
(b) if no day is specified--the day on which the order is published in
the Gazette.
When revocation takes effect
(a) the day specified in the revocation; or
(b) if no day is specified--the day on which the revocation is published
in the Gazette.
Effect of revocation
Further orders
(8) The making of a call out order in relation to particular
circumstances does not prevent the making of further call out orders in relation to those
circumstances.
See s30-40 PART IIIAAA--CALLING OUT THE DEFENCE FORCE TO PROTECT COMMONWEALTH INTERESTS, STATES AND SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES
They do not
appear to be appointed even as “Authorised officers” under the CTH Biosecurity
Act either but that doesn’t appear to be a power they can have .
Whilst all
persons and citizens have citizens arrest powers under the Qld Criminal Code
s245-246, s260, s266, 274-278 and s546(c ) and (d) http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/qld/consol_act/cc189994
and division 4 s3Z http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca191482/
of the CTH Crimes Act 1914 , and may
be directed to assist police under the Qld Code s546(a) http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/qld/consol_act/cc189994/s546.html
, they must disobey unless that
direction is lawful under s31 (1) of the Qld Code http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/qld/consol_act/cc189994/s31.html
If Army
directs a person to stop , all evidence against that person can be excluded in
any trial on grounds of unlawfulness https://jade.io/search/exclusion+of+evidence+unlawfulness
and after proceedings , the person can sue for
false imprisonment https://jade.io/search/proximity+false+imprisonment
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