Public notice: Warragul Central Business District - Friday 24 July 2026

Declaration of Designated Area under section 10D of the Control of Weapons Act 1990 (Vic)

The Assistant Commissioner, Eastern Region, acting as a delegate of the Chief Commissioner of Police, has declared under section 10D(1)(a) of the Control of Weapons Act 1990 Vic (the Act) the below location as a designated area.

Designated Area

The area that is declared to be a Designated Area is all public places within the Warragul Central Business District inclusive of the associated public transport facilities and Warragul Railway Station being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):

• the intersection of Albert Street and Witton Street, south to intersection of Witton Street and Trumpy Lane
• south to the intersection of Trumpy Lane and Napier Street
• southwest to intersection of Napier Street and Club Lane
• southeast along Club Lane to intersection of Club Lane and Queen Street/Princes Way
• east to the roundabout at the intersection of Queen Street/Princes Way and Alfred Street
• south and east along Alfred Street, and then north on Alfred Street to the intersection of Alfred Street and Normanby Place and Princes Way
• west to intersection of Queen Street and Mason Street
• north to intersection of Mason Street and Albert Street
• west to intersection of Albert Street to Witton Street.

See below map.

Victoria Police powers in designated area

Police officers and protective services officers (PSOs) are empowered to stop and search a person and anything in the possession or control of the person, or a vehicle, for weapons under the Act. This may include:

• a search via electronic device
• a search of the contents of pockets/bags
• an outer search, or
• a strip search.

Police officers and PSOs are able to seize and detain any item reasonably suspected of being a weapon. Police officers may also require a person who is subject to a strip search to disclose their identity.

A police officer may, exercising their power under the Act, direct a person to leave the designated area if:

• where a person is wearing a face covering, the police officer reasonably believes they are using the face covering primarily to conceal their identity or to protect themselves from the effects of crowd-controlling substances, and the person refuses to remove the face covering when requested by the police officer to do so, or
• the police officer reasonably believes that the person intends to engage in conduct that would constitute an offence under s.195H (affray) or s.195I (violent disorder) of the Crimes Act 1958.

It is an offence under the Act, without reasonable excuse:

• 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 seize and detain a thing, or
• to fail to comply with a lawful direction given by a police officer to leave the designated area.