At 12pm on Thursday 28 May, the Ceduna Central Business District (CBD) has been gazetted as a declared shopping precinct.
The area is defined as;
- to the north by Merghiny Drive,
- to the east by East Terrace,
- to the south by South Terrace, and
- to the west by O'Loughlin Terrace.
These powers have been introduced to maintain public safety and prevent incidents involving knives and other weapons within the Ceduna CBD. Changes to the Summary Offences Act empower police to conduct metal detector searches in declared shopping precincts, aiming to detect and deter threats before they occur. Police are also authorised to direct individuals or groups to leave an area or vehicle if they pose a risk to public order and safety.
Since its declaration, Ceduna Police have been regularly conducting duties within the area.
On Saturday 30 May police were exercising powers under the declared shopping precinct and conducted a metal detector search on a male within the area. A search was conducted and police located a pocket knife on a 61-year-old man, who was reported for carrying an offensive weapon
On Sunday 31 May police conducted a metal detector search on a male within the area. A search was conducted and police located a blade on a 14-year-old boy from Ceduna who was reported for carrying an offensive weapon.
Any further information around the police powers relative to the declared shopping precinct, please contact Ceduna Police Station on 8626 2020.
For further information on Declared Public Precincts, please visit SAPOL - Declared Public Precincts
