Major Sports Facilities Regulation 2014

This regulation may be cited as the Major Sports Facilities Regulation 2014.

This regulation commences on 31 July 2014.

For section 4 of the Act, the facilities mentioned in column 1 of schedule 1 are facilities declared to be major sports facilities.

For section 30AL of the Act, definition major sport event, the number prescribed is 45,000.

This section applies to special events at the major sports facility called Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park).

For section 30A(1) of the Act, a special event that is a major concert is prescribed if—

the event is only up to the twelfth major concert, and no more, for a calendar year; and

the event is not a sporting event; and

the event is approved by the Minister.

For section 30A(1) of the Act, a special event that is a religious event is prescribed if—

the event is the only religious event in a calendar year; and

the event is not a sporting event; and

the event is approved by the Minister.

For section 30A(5) of the Act, the conditions stated in schedule 2 apply to the use of the facility for the special event.

However, for the period starting on 1 January 2026 and ending on 31 December 2026, this section applies as if the reference in subsection (2)(a) to the twelfth major concert were a reference to the twenty-first major concert.

This subsection and subsection (5) expire on 1 January 2027.

For section 30D of the Act, definition prescribed event, a prescribed event is a major sports facility event—

for which entry tickets are issued; and

that is organised, scheduled or endorsed by a national or international body stated in schedule 3, column 1; and

that is held at a major sports facility stated opposite the body in schedule 3, column 2.

The Major Sports Facilities Regulation 2002, SL No. 130 is repealed.

In this schedule—

operator means the person who manages the facility for the Authority.

Before the event begins, the Authority must ensure that the operator has prepared, and given to the chief executive, a transport management plan that states the operational transport management actions required for the event.

The transport management plan must include the following—

a car parking scheme to prevent intrusion by event-generated car parking in the area around the facility;

a communications strategy;

details of road and street closures;

details of train, bus, and coach services;

coach, taxi, limousine and private vehicle parking and set-down areas;

pedestrian and traffic controls;

emergency services;

access, parking, loading and unloading of trucks and semitrailers;

parking arrangements for the set-up of the event;

promotion, including, if relevant, a combined ticketing system for public transport and event entry;

access for disabled persons.

The operator must give a copy of the proposed transport management plan for comment to—

the transport coordination group for the facility; and

the stadium management advisory committee for the facility.

The operator must arrange for the regulation of the traffic area around the facility to be carried out by the Brisbane City Council under its relevant local law.

Before the event begins, the Authority must ensure that the operator has prepared, and given to the chief executive, an operational management plan.

The operational management plan must—

identify potential adverse impacts of the use of the facility for the event and detail the measures to be adopted to mitigate and manage the identified potential adverse impacts; and

state how the operator intends to address the following—

noise controls, and management measures to be implemented to reduce noise impacts, including crowd noise, noise from public address systems, noise from speakers and amplifiers, building works noise and the starting of long distance coach motors;

monitoring and reporting background and event noise levels at the locations stated in section 8(1);

location of police presence on and around the facility;

emergency and evacuation procedures;

public complaint response and resolution system and procedures; and

state the strategies and actions to appropriately minimise potential adverse impacts from—

rehearsals, sound and light testing, and other ancillary activities; and

building work, including construction of a stage and any structure for lighting, sound or other equipment associated with the event; and

entertainment activities associated with the event, including, for example, fireworks, helicopters, blimps and public address systems; and

state the strategies and actions to appropriately manage and control—

crowd behaviour before, during and after the event including, for example, a code of behaviour, evictions and arrests policy, closed circuit television surveillance and a strategy for the sale and use of alcohol; and

crowd behaviour after the event to ensure it does not adversely affect the amenity of surrounding residential areas or cause a public nuisance; and

pedestrian and vehicular movements before and after the event; and

pedestrian use of pedestrian walkways, rather than surrounding residential areas, and public transport; and

state the strategies and actions to appropriately minimise potential adverse impacts on the operation of Christ Church and Rectory and Castlemaine Drain.

A copy of the proposed operational management plan must be given to the stadium management advisory committee for comment.

The operator must ensure that the technical parameters, design, installation, operation and maintenance of field, event and outdoor lighting, for example, strobe lighting, comply with AS 4282-1997 Control of the Obtrusive Effects of Outdoor Lighting.

The operator must ensure that—

all building work for the event complies with the Building Regulation 2021; and

there is a stage and seating plan providing for access for an emergency—

that is given to the chief executive; and

that is complied with at all times.