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Savannah Meacham

Knife search powers widened, new rules for youth crime

Police will be able to search at random on public transport and elsewhere such as sport stadiums. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Police can randomly search Queenslanders for weapons at sporting precincts, shopping centres and on public transport under new laws.

The government will pass its community safety laws on Thursday night, including the expansion of knife search powers called "Jack's Law".

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