Organising an out-of-control event
53BH Organising an out-of-control event
A person commits an offence if—
the person organises an event; and
the event becomes an out-of-control event.
Maximum penalty—
if the event is held at a place where the person does not reside or for which the person does not have lawful authority to use—165 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or
otherwise—110 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
If the person organising the event is a child, the parent of the child is instead liable for the offence if the parent gave the child permission to organise the event.
In a proceeding for an offence under this section, it is a defence for a person to prove that the person took reasonable steps to prevent the event becoming an out-of-control event.Examples of taking reasonable steps—
• hiring an appropriate number of security officers for the event
• ending the event as soon as possible after persons who are not invited to the event enter the place where the event is being held
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