Major Sports Facilities Regulation 2014

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.