List of Banned Items at G20 Summit in Brisbane (With GIFs!!)

[PulseEffect]

*Note: The GIFs have been placed in spoiler boxes because duh images lag, hf*

For a few days in November, it will be illegal for people to carry certain household objects such as eggs and glass jars in central Brisbane or Cairns - unless they have a "lawful excuse".

This is because Queensland has passed a law setting out dozens of "prohibited items" that no-one will be allowed to carry in "security areas" during the G20 Summit.

In Brisbane, G20's designated security zone will include an area stretching north-south from Bowen Hills to South Brisbane, and extending west to Lang Park and east to Kangaroo Point.

Here are 17 of the prohibited items. Anyone carrying them could face a fine of up to $5,500.

1. The obvious stuff

Weapons, knives, antique firearms, replica firearms and explosives are all out. Smoke bombs too.

Spoiler for Hiden:

2. Shanghais, slingshots, swords and spearguns

Spoiler for Hiden:

3. Blowpipes

Spoiler for Hiden:

4. Handcuffs and whips

Hmmm. This could get interesting.

Spoiler for Hiden:

5. Bows and arrows

Prohibited: "A bow, whether a longbow, a compound bow or another type of bow."

Spoiler for Hiden:

6. Eggs

Prohibited: "Projectiles, including, for example, stones, ball bearings or eggs."

Also banned: glass jars and tin cans.

Spoiler for Hiden:

7. Big signs

Banned: "A placard or banner to which a timber, metal or plastic pole is attached or a banner more than 100cm high by 200cm wide."

Spoiler for Hiden:

8. Dangerous animals

Prohibited: "A reptile, insect or other animal capable of causing physical harm if released in close proximity to a person."

Spoiler for Hiden:

9. 'A thing capable of being used to climb a barrier'

Also: "A thing capable of being used to construct a stage, platform, tripod or tower or a structure similar to a stage, platform, tripod or tower, other than a camera tripod".

Spoiler for Hiden:

10. Loud noises

"A thing capable of emitting a sound loud enough to disrupt part of the G20 meeting, including, for example, a horn or a hand-held marine warning device."

And: "A thing capable of emitting a sound that can distress or upset a dog or horse."

Spoiler for Hiden:

11. Non-weapons that could hurt someone

"A thing that is not a weapon but is capable of being used to cause harm to a person."

Spoiler for Hiden:

12. Camouflage paint

Banned: "A thing capable of disguising or concealing the identity of a person including camouflage paint or cream, a mask or a balaclava, but not including headwear, worn by a member of a religious group, of a type customarily worn by members of the group."

Spoiler for Hiden:

13. Flotation devices

Also: "A manually operated surf ski or surfboard, kayak, boat or canoe."

Spoiler for Hiden:

14. Lasers

"A laser pointer" and "a laser device capable of being shone onto an aircraft or of projecting an image".

Spoiler for Hiden:

15. Kites

"A kite or other device suspended by airflow and controlled by a string or cord attached to it."

Spoiler for Hiden:

16. Remote-control cars - and drones

"A remotely controlled device, including a vehicle or a model of a vehicle, including, for example, any of the following operated by remote control: a toy car; a model plane; a drone or unmanned aerial vehicle."

Spoiler for Hiden:

17. Fake ID

"A thing purporting to be a Commonwealth accreditation or access approval, that is not genuine."

And: "A thing purporting to be an identity card for an appointed person or a police officer, that is not genuine."

Spoiler for Hiden:

What's not banned?

Surprisingly, given the security record at international political events in Australia, fake beards are not specifically outlawed.

Spoiler for Hiden:

What if I have a good reason to carry one of these things?

People can possess "prohibited items" if they have a "lawful excuse". Some examples of lawful excuses outlined in the legislation include:

- A family using knives to consume food at a barbecue at South Bank Parkland;
- A child playing with a radio controlled toy car in the yard of the place where the child lives in a security area;
- A person who purchases a longbow from a sports store in a security area and then carries the longbow in a case to the person's vehicle to take it home.
- And some examples it gives where there's no lawful excuse:

- A person operating an electronically controlled model plane in a way that it may enter a restricted area;
- A person discharging a blood-coloured liquid from a pressurised water pistol into a restricted area;
- A person who walks through the Queen Street Mall with an exposed longbow with the intention of firing arrows into the Brisbane River.

Source: Australian Broadcasting Commission
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-30/17-objects-banned-from-brisbanes-g20-summit/5057354


A few funnies on the list, anyho I'm waiting for another prank similar to the Chasers breaching APEC Security. Here's a video of it (1:53 for briefing and 2:36 for actual prank)

Spoiler for Hiden: