Directions to leave
46 Directions to leave
An authorised officer may require a person who is in any part of a major event area, or who is seeking entry to any part of a major event area, to produce a ticket or permit authorising the person to enter that part of the major event area.
An authorised officer may direct a person to leave a part of a major event area if the person is not authorised by a ticket or permit to be in that part of the major event area.
An authorised officer may request a person who is in any part of a major event area—
to open any bag, container or other thing in the person’s possession in order that its contents may be inspected, and
to permit any thing in the person’s possession, and the contents of any such thing, to be inspected.
Note—
A failure to comply with such a request is not an offence. However, a person who refuses such a request may be directed to leave the major event area or any part of the major event area concerned under subsection (4) (c). Failure to comply with such a direction is an offence under subsection (5).
An authorised officer may do the following—
direct a person who is in control of a locker, storage area or other locked area in a major event area to open the locker, storage area or other locked area so that the contents of the locker, storage area or other locked area may be inspected,
if the person in control of a locker, storage area or other locked area in a major event area cannot be identified or located—open the locker, storage area or other locked area so the contents of the locker, storage area or other locked area may be inspected,
inspect a locker, storage area or other locked area in a major event area and the contents of the locker, storage area or other locked area.
Example—
a staff locker on premises in a major event area
An authorised officer may direct a person to leave a major event area or any part of a major event area if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that—
the person is contravening or has contravened any provision of this Act or the regulations or is committing or has committed any other offence within the major event area, or
the person is failing or has failed to comply with a notice or direction referred to in section 43 (Crowd management), or
the person is failing or has failed to comply with a request under subsection (3), or
the person is causing a significant disruption or inconvenience or behaving in an offensive manner or in a manner likely to endanger the person or another person, or
the person is about to contravene a provision of this Act or the regulations within the major event area.
A person must not fail to comply with a direction under this section.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
An authorised officer may remove from the major event area any person who fails to comply with a direction under this section.
Reasonable force may be used to effect the person’s removal.
(Repealed)
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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