http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/12/australia-legislation-expands-sydney.php
"The Parliament of New South Wales [official website] passed laws in an emergency session Thursday allowing Sydney police to 'lockdown' parts of the city if necessary in order to stop racial unrest. The new legislation also increases jail sentences for rioting and affray and expands police power, providing the authority to stop and search people and vehicles, ban alcohol, and seize vehicles and mobile phones. The Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment [PDF - http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/NSWBills.nsf/0/79d1fb0d57cabcaaca2570d700832d38/$FILE/b05-124-33-p02.pdf] was enacted in reaction to two days of race riots in Sydney [JURIST report] that occurred earlier this week."
