Corrigendum declaration
Corrigendum declaration of designated area under section 10d(1) Planned Operation in Bayside Shopping Centre.
The following amends the notice advertised on the Victoria Police website dated 8 January 2026. The amendment relates to the description and map of the designated area.
Declaration of the Designated Place under section 3A of the Victoria Police Act 2013
The Deputy Commissioner, Regional Operations, acting as a delegate of the Chief Commissioner of Police, has declared under section 3A(2) of the Victoria Police Act 2013 (Act), the following location as a designated place.
The declared designated place will be in effect from 8.00 am on 12 January 2026, to 11.59 pm 28 February 2026 inclusive and relates to Operation Pulse.
I am satisfied of the matters specified in sections 3A(3)(a)-(c) of the Victoria Police Act 2013 in making this declaration.
Boundary of the Designated Area
The area that is declared to be a designated area is all public places within Bayside Centre, Frankston being the area bordered by (and inclusive of)
- north to the intersection of Young Street and Beach Street
- west to the intersection of Beach Street and Horne Street
- north and east to the intersection of Horne Street and Dandenong Road West
- north to the roundabout intersection of Dandenong Road West and Fletcher Road
- west to the intersection of Fletcher Road and Evelyn Street
- south to the intersection of Evelyn Street and Beach Street
- continue south to the intersection of Olsen Street and Ross Smith Avenue West
- west to intersection of Ross Smith Avenue West and Keys Street
- south to the intersection of Keys Street and Wells Street
- east to the intersection of Wells Street and Thompson Street
- south to the intersection of Thompson Street and Park Lane
- east and north to the intersection of Park Lane and Wells Street, and
- east to the intersection of Wells Street and Young Street, Frankston.
Victoria Police powers in designated areas
Police officers and protective service officers (PSOs) are empowered to search a person and anything in the possession or control of the person, or a vehicle, for weapons under the Act.
This may include, but is not limited to, a search via electronic wand, or a search of the contents of pockets/bags/etc or an outer search.
A police officer may also exercise their power under the Act to direct a person to leave the designated area if they refuse to remove a face covering and the police officer reasonably believes they are wearing the face covering to conceal their identity or protect themselves from crowd control substances.
A police officer may direct a person to leave the designated area if they reasonably believe that the person intends to engage in conduct that would constitute an affray or violent disorder under s.195H and s.195I of the Crimes Act 1958 respectively.
It is an offence under the Act to obstruct or hinder a police officer or PSO in the exercise of a power to stop and search a person or vehicle or to fail to comply with a direction to leave the designated area without a reasonable excuse.
Public notices
Notices and declarations of upcoming and past Victoria Police operations, and the dates and times of the operations.
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