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6A Consultation with Victoria Police before issuing permit to facilitate public protest

(1)A Council must consult with Victoria Police before granting an application for a permit for the use of council land, a road closure or anything else that the Council believes will facilitate a public protest being held by the applicant.

(2)The Minister responsible for the administration of the Victoria Police Act 2013 may publish in the Government Gazette guidelines relating to—

(a)how and when consultation with Victoria Police is to be conducted; and

(b)the permits or types of permits in relation to which a Council is not required to consult with Victoria Police under this section.

(3)Any decision of a Council to issue or not issue a permit is not invalid merely because the Council has not complied with this section.

(4)In this section—

Council has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 2020;

S. 6A(4) def. of Council amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 99.2).

public protest means an event held to advance, publicise or promote a political, ideological or industrial cause.