Reptiles banned from G20 summit in Australia

Planning on heading for next year's G20 Summit in Australia? Don't bring your snake. From the Brisbane Times:

Police have been granted the power to search anyone carrying eggs, cans of beans, model planes, surfboards, insects or reptiles near security areas, under new laws for the G20 summit. The G20 Safety and Security Bill was passed in Parliament on Tuesday night, making it easier for police to strip search and arrest trouble makers during next year's G20 summit. Included in the bill is a vast list of items banned from designated "security areas" in Brisbane and Cairns. As well as knives, swords, guns and explosive tools, the list of prohibited items includes glass bottles or jars, metal cans or tins, eggs, reptiles and insects. Advertisement Under the laws, a police officer may seize a prohibited item if the officer reasonably suspects a person in a security area has possession of the item without a lawful excuse, or if the person is about to enter the restricted area with a prohibited item without a lawful excuse.

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