The state government will introduce legislation today that will allow police to stop and search someone for knives using metal-detecting wands at shopping centres, licensed premises, sporting and entertainment venues, and high-risk retail outlets.Police Minister Mark Ryan says more detail about the laws will be released when the legislation is introduced today.
Police Minister Mark Ryan said more detail about the laws will be released when the legislation is introduced today, but said "high-risk retail outlets" included shops open late at night.Queensland premier unveils law changes Queensland Hotels Association chief executive Bernie Hogan says there needs to be more details about how the new laws will be implemented.Queensland Hotels Association chief executive Bernie Hogan said hoteliers had some reservations about the wanding trial being expanded and wanted to see more detail."It sounds good in theory — everybody is going to support the idea that somebody shouldn't be allowed going into a venue or a shopping centre with any sort of weapon.
The 17-year-old died after being stabbed in the chest in December 2019 at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.Belinda Beasley is deeply worried by the number of students carrying knives to school and thinks a fatal stabbing might only be a matter of time."I made my son a promise that I wouldn't give up and that's exactly what I'm doing," he said."I believe that every police officer in the country needs to have these wands and these same powers.
It committed more than $1 billion in additional funding for measures to crackdown on youth crime including supporting victims, and detaining offenders.