G20 summit: Authorities revise off-limit zones for leaders' meeting

Police have expanded the number of no-go areas in the lead-up to and during the G20 summit in Brisbane from November 8.

The South Bank cultural precinct will now also be off-limits to the public all day on November 15.

Three extra hotels have also been restricted to G20 activities, including the Intercontinental Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast from November 9, Brisbane's Gambaro's Hotel on Caxton Street from November 14, and the Four Points Sheraton from November 12.

On the Gold Coast, the Surfers Paradise Marriott and the Palazzo Versace hotels have also been added to the list of declared zones.

Deputy Police Commissioner Ross Barnett said there would be maps detailing where the revised restricted and declared areas were in Brisbane on the Queensland Police Service's G20 website next week.

Authorities aware of more planned protests

Mr Barnett said the changes were made because police had become aware there would be a series of protests from November 8, leading up to the G20 leaders' summit at South Bank on November 15.

"It was necessary for us to change the dates of the declared and restricted areas to accommodate the possibility of that protest activity," he said.

He said there would also be restricted access to six streets leading to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) from November 1.

Mr Barnett said these would include sections of Glenelg, Merivale, Melbourne, Russell and Hope streets at South Brisbane.

There were now also restricted zones between Musgrave Park and the BCEC.

"[The BCEC] won't be closed off completely - we are always committed to making the disruption to the people around there as small as possible," he said.

"You'll find there'll be vehicular traffic unimpeded for as long as we can possibly make that happen and generally the footpaths won't be closed off.

"These decisions have been made by Cabinet at our request and the Government has seen fit to support the submissions we made."

Police work with protest groups for peaceful rallies

He said the latest information on protests had not been obtained through intelligence operations.

"A number of groups are in open dialogue with us and have been for quite some time - very open about their intention, about where they want to protest, when, and for what purpose," he said.

"We're very grateful for that - it gives us an opportunity to talk to those people and try and come up with some common ground on how we would facilitate their protest."

Mr Barnett said protests could take place in the area around the BCEC precinct, but there was no reason why rallies necessarily had to be held there.

"They are entitled to protest wherever they want, except for the restricted areas of course where you can't get in without accreditation," he said.

"But the most important thing is we're talking to the people who want to talk to us - we're trying to get the best outcome for them so they can exercise their rights."

He said authorities wanted to ensure protests were conducted lawfully.

"We want to avoid damage to property and injury to any person," he said.

"All we can do is assure businesses and residents around the area that we're well prepared for protest activity and we hope and expect that it will be carried out peacefully."

He said officers have been talking to many different local groups, with discussions taking place over the past few months.

"There's Indigenous groups, environmental groups, there's a range of people who have points of view they would like to express and take the opportunity while G20 is around to do that," he said.

"We're working with all of them to try and make that happen as peacefully as we can."