South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts18—Order to move on or disperse
(1) Where a person is
loitering in a public place or a group of persons is assembled in a
public place and a police officer believes or apprehends on reasonable
grounds—
(a) that
an offence has been, or is about to be, committed by that person or by one or
more of the persons in the group or by another in the vicinity; or
(b) that
a breach of the peace has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur, in the
vicinity of that person or group; or
(c) that
the movement of pedestrians or vehicular traffic is obstructed, or is about to
be obstructed, by the presence of that person or group or of others in the
vicinity; or
(d) that
the safety of a person in the vicinity is in danger,
the officer may request that person to cease loitering, or request the persons
in that group to disperse, as the case may require.
(2) A person of whom a
request is made under subsection (1) must leave the place and the area in
the vicinity of the place in which he or she was loitering or assembled in the
group.
Maximum penalty: $1 250 or imprisonment for 3 months.