Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I think I understand the nature of your question, so if I haven't quite got it right, please clarify further. In that scenario where a peaceful demonstration or civil disobedience has turned violent—for example, people could be rampaging through the streets of Hobart—and violent damage is likely to be done and the crowd is out of the control of the ability of, in that case, the state police to deal with, then, of course under that circumstance, the state police can make a request to the Commonwealth. However, at the Commonwealth level, there would still need to be consideration of whether it should be called, and that, again, will depend on the circumstances.