Re: Scanners banned at the Olympics

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Dave Proctor (daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au) wrote:
> "David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> 39BD6F0C.733A2024@ozemail.com.au">news:39BD6F0C.733A2024@ozemail.com.au...
> > David Bromage wrote:
> >
> > > Just word of warning. SOCOG has banned scanners at Olympic venues, which
> > > includes Olympic Park station. They have the power to confiscate them
> and
> > > and have the "offender" removed by police.
> >
> > What legal right do they have to do this?

> Haven't been able to find it - the Olympic Arrangements Act 1999 doesn't
> mention it - but I would imagine there would be some sort of blanket
> provision enabling them to do whatever is necessary in the name of
> "security" and they are calling scanners a "security risk".

Eactly, but not just for security reasons. If you brought a can of Pepsi
they could confiscate it.

Cheers
David