Victorian police could get sweeping powers to search children without a parent and people with intellectual disabilities without an independent adult present in designated areas under a state government bill cracking down on protests.
The justice legislation amendment (police and other matters) bill is expected to be debated in the upper house on Tuesday, after being introduced to parliament last month. At the time, the government focused on measures targeting protesters, including a ban on attachment devices and fines of more than $1,000 for those who fail to comply with a police direction to remove a mask.
